People During the Day, Gone at Night... Anyone Interested in Opening a 'Smart Store'?

Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam Province, Recruiting Participants for 'Smart' Neighborhood Supermarkets

Notice for Participation in the 'Smart Supermarket Development Project' in Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam. (Photo by Gimhae-si)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Interested in running a ‘Smart Store’? Gimhae City, Gyeongnam Province, is recruiting neighborhood supermarkets to participate in the ‘Smart Supermarket Development Project’ from the 23rd to April 16th.

A Smart Supermarket is a store operated with staff during the day and unmanned at night, based on digital technologies and equipment necessary for unmanned operation, such as access authentication devices and unmanned checkout counters. It represents a new model of neighborhood supermarkets.

The city, having been selected for the Smart Supermarket contest project by the Small Enterprise and Market Service, will support the conversion of 30 stores within the jurisdiction into Smart Supermarkets.

Eligibility requirements include meeting the small business criteria for sales scale and number of regular employees, having a store area excluding common areas of less than 165㎡, and being classified under the Korean Standard Industry Classification as ‘Other General Retailers Mainly Dealing in Food and Beverages (47129)’. Stores that are direct management chain businesses or franchise chain businesses are excluded.

The city will accept applications from interested stores, finalize candidates through document and on-site evaluations, and provide partial support for the costs of introducing the technologies and equipment necessary for Smart Supermarkets.

For more detailed information, please check the city hall website or the notice board of the Gimhae Life Science Promotion Agency.

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