'대한민국동행세일' 1주일...이번 주말에도 소비 늘어날까<br /><br />South Korea's nationwide sales campaign has already reached the half-way mark.<br />From ministers appearing on e-commerce shows, to a k-pop concert and local festivals, the sales campaign is going all out to boost consumption.<br />Kim Sung-min reports. One week since the start of the nationwide Donghaeng sale, it has been seeing impressive sales figures.<br />The clothing industry, one of the hardest-hit industries during the COVID-19 outbreak, saw a 23% increase in sales compared to the previous week.<br />It's home shopping style e-commerce shows have also been a hit.<br />According to the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, one e-commerce show held on June 29th saw around 80-thousand dollars of sales within two hours with 11-thousand viewers at a time.<br />All the items promoted by government ministers on the "Buy value, live together" platform sold out.<br />The women's clothing on the segment hosted by the Minister of Gender Equality and Family saw 30 times as many sales as usual.<br />On the last day of the e-commerce show on Friday, a non-contact K-pop concert will be held at KSPO dome, with a studio set up at Sungnyemun Gate in Seoul.<br />Fans can watch online on platforms such as Naver.<br />Over the weekend, Jeollabuk-do Province and Chungcheongbuk-do Province are holding local festivals to sell various living, food and beauty products with discounts of at least 30-percent.<br />Large supermarkets nationwide are also gearing up for large discount events to attract customers over the weekend.<br />Lotte mart will put discounts of up to 50 percent on some of its best-selling products and E-Mart has a discount on a range of products, including the seasonal favorite watermelons.<br />Kim Sung-min, Arirang News<br />
