Customers hunt for deals at a cosmetics store in Myeong-dong, central Seoul, yesterday. As fear of an economic slowdown gathers steam, consumers are cutting back on how much they spend on clothes and cosmetics. According to Statistics Korea, make-up sales fell 2.6 percent on-year in April and 0.2 percent in May.[YONHAP]
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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