Daegu City Launches Full-Scale Online Delivery for 'Jeontong Market'... 7 Locations Selected in Small Business Administration Contest

Front view of Daegu City Hall main entrance. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Daegu City announced on the 30th that it will actively promote the 'Traditional Market Non-face-to-face and Online Delivery Project' to revitalize traditional markets, which have been stagnated due to COVID-19, in collaboration with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, the Small Enterprise and Market Service, district and county offices, and traditional market merchant associations.

This project follows the selection of seven markets in Daegu for the 'Traditional Market Online Advancement Support Project' announced by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups on the 21st. The Small Enterprise and Market Service plans to conduct online delivery-related training for the selected markets on the 4th of next month and actively respond to merchants' efforts to approach customers through changes.

The traditional markets selected in the Ministry of SMEs and Startups' public contest include six markets?Dongseo Market, Daemyeong Market, Seobyeon Central Market, Waryong Market, Seonamshin Market, and Wolbae Shin Market?in the 'Online Shopping' category, and one market, Seomun Market District 5, in the 'Online First Step Consulting' category.

According to Daegu City, Shinmae Market, which was selected as a regional leading market last year, currently has about 50 stores participating in the non-face-to-face 'Go Delivery' service, achieving steady sales growth.

Additionally, Seonamshin Market, designated as a cultural tourism market, is currently piloting the Naver online shopping service. Chilseong General Market, designated as a commercial revitalization zone since 2019, along with Chilseongwon Market and two other markets, plans to support the Naver online shopping service in May.

Jung Eui-gwan, Director of the Economic Bureau of Daegu City, stated, "Through this project, we hope that traditional markets struggling due to COVID-19 will actively respond to the non-face-to-face and online consumption culture and develop self-sustainability through increased sales." He added, "In the future, we will also continuously implement measures for small merchants in alley shopping districts as well as traditional markets."

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