"Shop for Groceries on KakaoTalk" Supporting Sales of Agricultural Products Blocked by COVID-19 Restrictions

[Asia Economy Reporter Buaeri] Kakao Commerce announced on the 21st that it will support the sales of agricultural and marine products whose distribution channels have been blocked due to the resurgence of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).

From this month until October, Kakao Commerce will hold a special exhibition to revitalize the sales of local agricultural and marine products at the Post Office Shopping Mall Talk Store, and every week it will create a connection point between producers and consumers through Talk Deal and Kakao Farmer Talk Channel.

Currently, due to the resurgence of COVID-19, with prolonged non-face-to-face classes and telecommuting, the distribution channels for crops that were contract-grown for large-scale supply purposes such as school meals and restaurants are decreasing.

This project involves Gyeonggi-do, Jeollanam-do, Chungcheongnam-do, Chungcheongbuk-do, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and the Post Office Shopping Mall. Gyeonggi-do, which started cooperation with Kakao Commerce this month, will open the 'Market Gyeonggi Talk Store.'

Along with the opening, a 'Market Gyeonggi X Good Consumption' special exhibition will be held to offer eco-friendly agricultural products at reasonable prices. Currently, Jeollanam-do Haenam-gun - Haenam Miso, and Jeju-do - Jeju Mall Talk Stores are operating.

On the 21st, Gyeonggi-do - Market Gyeonggi, on the 22nd Jeollanam-do - Namdo Jangteo, on the 29th Chungcheongbuk-do - Cheongpung Myeongwol, on October 6th Chungcheongnam-do - Nongsarang, on October 13th Post Office Shopping Mall, and on October 20th Gyeongsangbuk-do - Saiseo Talk Stores will sequentially hold special exhibitions.

Kakao Commerce will also hold a 'Thanksgiving Talk Deal' event starting today to raise users' interest in local specialties ahead of Chuseok.

Customers who purchase the Thanksgiving Talk Deal for the first time will receive 3,000 points that can be used like cash on KakaoTalk Shopping, Gift, and Kakao Makers, and among customers who add the KakaoTalk Shopping Talk Channel, 5,000 will be selected by lottery to receive gifts.

Kakao Commerce is continuously promoting win-win cooperation such as online sales consulting and specialty product sales to revitalize the local economy. In the first half of this year, it supported the online sales of about 160 agricultural, livestock, and marine products in cooperation with local governments and producers nationwide over four sessions, recording sales exceeding 1 billion KRW.

A Kakao Commerce official said, "We will continue to support the sales of agricultural products nationwide that need distribution channels due to COVID-19," adding, "We plan to expand cooperation with local governments to help producers expand their distribution channels and provide consumers with a reasonable shopping experience."

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