<산업장관, 신세계 방문해 방역점검…"내년초 '디지털유통 강화책' 발표">Industry Minister Visits Shinsegae for Quarantine Inspection... "Digital Distribution Enhancement Plan to be Announced Early Next Year"

Deputy Minister Park Jin-kyu Also Scheduled for Daejeon E-Mart Disinfection Inspection on the 31st
Plan to Prepare and Announce 'Digital Distribution Competitiveness Enhancement Measures' Early Next Year

Sung Yun-mo, Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy./Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@

[Asia Economy Reporter Moon Chaeseok] The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced that Minister Sung Yoon-mo visited the main branch of Shinsegae Department Store in Myeongdong, Seoul, at 3 p.m. on the 30th to inspect the COVID-19 prevention management situation during the year-end and New Year period.

The Shinsegae Department Store explained, "We are strictly complying with and implementing the government's strengthened quarantine rules, such as temperature checks for store entrants, prohibition of tasting and sampling, prohibition of using cosmetic samples, and banning mass gathering events."

Minister Sung emphasized, "The distribution industry is directly connected to the daily lives of the public, so please observe the quarantine rules with special vigilance."

He urged, "Please practice store ventilation and disinfection, ensure employees and customers wear masks, maintain social distancing, and pay attention to the safety of distribution company and partner company employees when handling product delivery and call center operations."

According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, online distribution sales in November increased by 17% compared to the same month last year, while offline sales decreased by 2.4%.

Minister Sung diagnosed, "As COVID-19 accelerates the shift to non-face-to-face consumption, online distribution is emerging as a core industry of the non-face-to-face and digital economy."

He also announced, "We plan to prepare and announce the 'Digital Distribution Competitiveness Enhancement Plan' early next year."

The Ministry stated that during the government's special quarantine period (from the 24th of last month to the 3rd of next month), they are conducting daily on-site inspections of quarantine management at department stores and large marts nationwide.

Following Minister Sung's on-site inspection on this day, Vice Minister Park Jin-gyu is scheduled to conduct a quarantine inspection at the Dunsan branch of E-Mart in Daejeon on the 31st.

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