Gimhae City Takes Direct Initiative to Open Market Channels for Social Economy Enterprises

Gimhae City, Gyeongnam, has established a permanent sales center for social economy enterprise products on the basement first floor food hall of Lotte Department Store Masan Branch. [Image source=Gimhae City]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Gimhae City in Gyeongnam announced on the 25th that it will actively support the diversification of sales channels for social economy enterprises.

As part of this effort, the city established a permanent sales center for social economy enterprise products on the basement first floor food hall of Lotte Department Store Masan Branch.

At the sales center prepared in collaboration with the Gimhae Social Economy Council and the Gyeongnam Village Enterprise Association, products such as honey, handmade cutting boards, sesame oil, and crafts produced by village and self-support enterprises were showcased to promote the social economy and received favorable reviews from consumers for their excellent quality.

The Gimhae Social Community Support Center plans to sign a multilateral agreement early next month with Lotte Department Store Masan Branch, the Social Economy Council, and the Gyeongnam Village Enterprise Association to continuously cooperate in revitalizing the social economy.

In addition, a special exhibition of the Workshop Village Cooperative was recently held at the first-floor event hall of Shinsegae Department Store Gimhae Branch, and a store for social economy enterprises was established at the Wachon Rest Area (Pohang direction) on the Daegu-Pohang Expressway.

A city official said, "We have discovered 11 social economy enterprises in the first half of this year alone," adding, "We will continue to support the development of sales channels so that companies entering the social economy can grow stably."

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