2월 면세점 매출액 역대 최대 기록,...2개월 연속 사상 최대 돌파<br /><br />Sales at local duty-free shops reached an all-time high last month, thanks to purchases by Chinese tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday. <br />According to data from Korea Duty Free Shops Association, sales hit a new monthly high of one-point-five billion US dollars,... up thirty-five percent from the same period last year. <br />February marked the second consecutive month that domestic duty-free sales set a new monthly record.<br />Experts credit the performance to Chinese shoppers who visited Korea during holidays including the Lunar New Year holiday and Valentines' Day.