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Lotte Mart to run French food sale

Lotte Mart will hold a sales event for French products, coinciding with the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.

2024-07-11

Grocery prices feel impact of heat, rain double whammy

The recent heavy rainfall and heat waves sweeping across Korea have driven up grocery prices, further weighing down household budgets.

2023-08-15

Soaring prices

The recent heavy rainfall has pushed up grocery prices, with the price of spinach soaring 219 percent to 54,780 won ($43.4) per 4 kilograms (9 pounds) compared to the previous month and red leaf lettuce rising 195 percent to 57,040 won.

2023-07-18

Grocery prices soar

Grocery prices are on the rise following recent heavy rainfalls and heatwaves, with the price of spinach soaring nearly 130 percent in July compared to the previous month.

2023-07-09

Leek sale

A customer picks up a leek bundle at a discount shop in central Seoul on Thursday. The city government of Seoul will supply 20 tons of leek at a 38 percent discount from Thursday to March 29 as part of its project to bring affordable groceries...

2023-03-23

Emart introduces 'The Limited' low-priced groceries

Emart will introduce low-priced products each quarter to stabilize grocery prices.

2023-01-31

Cabbage costs on a downhill roll, but Korean kimchi is still pricey

Although the price of napa cabbages appears to be rolling downhill, the price for kimchi is still substantial as major ingredients have become much pricier over the past year — leading to a rising demand for imports of the pickled dish.

2022-11-04

[WHY] Korea's first world problem: Is the mart open?

Anyone who has lived in Korea for some amount of time is probably familiar with — and has likely at least once fallen victim to — the baffling shopping conundrum that is the closing of large marts every other Sunday.

2022-09-10

Shopping habits change as fresh food prices skyrocket

Shoppers are reacting to surging grocery prices by buying cheaper frozen food and using discount schemes offered by retailers.

2021-08-12