Guro-gu and Gangdong-gu Operate Online Traditional Market and Sister City Agricultural and Marine Products Market for Lunar New Year Celebration

[Seoul District News] Guro-gu to Sell Specialties on Online Market at District Office Website from 17th to 24th; 17 Local Governments Including Sister Cities Participate... Gangdong-gu to Operate Non-Face-to-Face Direct Trade Market for Sister City Specialties from 17th to 26th

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Guro-gu (Mayor Lee Sung) will hold holiday events at traditional markets ahead of the Lunar New Year.

Guro-gu stated, "We have prepared holiday events to revitalize the local economy, which has been depressed due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, and to allow residents to purchase excellent products at affordable prices."

At four traditional markets?Guro Market, Gocheok Neighborhood Market, Namguro Market, and Garibong Market?gifts will be given on a first-come, first-served basis according to the purchase amount.

Guro Market will hold the event for two days on the 24th and 25th. Depending on the purchase amount on the day, customers who spend over 10,000 KRW will receive an eco bag or hand cream, over 30,000 KRW will receive a 5,000 KRW voucher, and over 50,000 KRW will receive a 10,000 KRW gift certificate.

Gocheok Neighborhood Market will hold the event from the 24th to the 26th. Customers who spend over 30,000 KRW on the day will receive an eco bag or ramen, and those who spend over 50,000 KRW will receive a 5,000 KRW gift certificate.

Namguro Market will hold the event from the 24th to the 29th. Customers who spend over 10,000 KRW on the day will receive an eco bag or hand cream, over 30,000 KRW will receive a 5,000 KRW voucher, and over 50,000 KRW will receive a 10,000 KRW gift certificate.

Garibong Market will hold the event from the 24th to the 26th. During the event period, customers who spend over 50,000 KRW will receive a 10,000 KRW gift certificate, those who spend over 100,000 KRW will receive a 20,000 KRW gift certificate, and a carrier will also be provided.

Purchasing customers can receive gifts according to the amount by submitting credit card sales slips or cash receipts to the respective market merchants' association. Gifts are provided once per person during the event period and may end early if the budget is exhausted. For more details, contact the respective market merchants' association.

Guro-gu plans to strengthen promotional activities for compliance with quarantine rules by placing hand sanitizers throughout the markets, hanging banners and notices to guide quarantine rules, in preparation for many residents visiting during the event period.

Guro-gu will also operate an "Online Direct Transaction Market for Lunar New Year" from the 17th to the 24th. To this end, Guro-gu has set up an online direct transaction market section on the district office website. This online direct transaction market includes 33 farms from 17 local governments, including sister cities of Guro-gu such as Yeongwol-gun in Gangwon-do, Yecheon-gun in Gyeongsangbuk-do, Haenam-gun in Jeollanam-do, Namwon-si in Jeollabuk-do, Goesan-gun and Danyang-gun in Chungcheongbuk-do. They sell local specialties such as fruits, Korean beef, seafood, and grains.

A Guro-gu official said, "We expect that residents will be able to purchase good products at affordable prices through traditional markets and the online direct transaction market," and added, "We hope everyone enjoys the events and has a prosperous Lunar New Year."

Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jung-hoon) will operate the "Friendly Cities Excellent Agricultural, Marine, and Specialty Products Untact (Non-face-to-face) Direct Transaction Market" for 10 days from the 17th to the 26th in celebration of the Lunar New Year.

The event aims to provide residents with excellent specialty products recommended by friendly sister cities at affordable prices, support farmers affected by COVID-19, and contribute to the recovery of the depressed local economy.

This "Lunar New Year Friendly Cities Excellent Specialty Products Untact Market" involves all 18 local governments nationwide that have friendly ties with Gangdong-gu. In addition to Lunar New Year gift sets, about 100 items of specialty products directly produced by farmers (such as mushrooms, wild greens, red pepper powder, etc.) are prepared.

The untact direct transaction market prepared by the district operates as a non-face-to-face transaction method where buyers (consumers) place orders by phone directly to the sellers (producers) and make payments via bank transfer, after which the specialty products are shipped from the production area. Additionally, the district office website posts the sales site addresses of the friendly cities' specialty products to enable online payment.

The direct transaction market operates from January 17 to 26, ahead of the Lunar New Year, and more detailed information can be found through the district office website and online/offline promotional materials such as leaflets.

Lee Jung-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, said, "We hope this opportunity provides residents with fresh and excellent quality local specialty products at affordable prices and supports the production farmers in friendly cities who are struggling due to decreased consumption caused by COVID-19."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.