BGF Retail Dispatches Mobile Convenience Store to Aid Uljin Wildfire Victims

BGF Retail Relief Efforts for Uljin Wildfire Area.

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeon Jinyoung] BGF Retail, the operator of CU, announced on the 10th that it has urgently dispatched a mobile convenience store to support relief efforts for the wildfire damage in Uljin, Gyeongbuk.

BGF Retail sent a CU mobile convenience store to Uljin, which suffered massive damage due to a large-scale wildfire at the national crisis alert level, and provided food and beverages free of charge for two days from the 9th to the 10th to evacuees, firefighting personnel, and volunteers.

In Uljin, Gyeongbuk, approximately 12,000 hectares of forest were burned, and houses and facilities were destroyed due to the wildfire that occurred on the 4th. Currently, thousands of evacuees have been evacuated to temporary shelters, and about 20,000 personnel have been deployed for fire suppression and relief efforts.

BGF Retail sent the CU mobile convenience store, the only one operated in the industry, to the Uljin National Sports Center where evacuees are gathered and to the Hanul Nuclear Power Headquarters where the fire department is located, providing a total of about 20,000 products including bread, ramen, bottled water, ion drinks, and hot packs necessary for warmth.

These items were provided free of charge to evacuees living in temporary shelters and to firefighting and relief personnel. Employees of BGF Retail’s Dongdaegu Sales Department and nearby CU franchise owners also contributed to the mobile convenience store support activities.

On the 5th, BGF Retail also activated ‘BGF Bridge,’ a national disaster emergency relief activity established in cooperation with the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the National Disaster Relief Association, and urgently transported relief supplies through two BGF Logistics centers in Daegu and Chilgok.

The CU mobile convenience store is a special convenience store converted from a 3.5-ton truck, mainly operated in areas lacking convenience facilities or at events such as separated family reunions, and recently its utilization has been increasing as it is used as a support center for evacuees at national disaster sites.

In 2020, it was also sent to Gurye, Jeonnam, which suffered large-scale flooding damage due to record heavy rains, providing relief supplies to local residents and volunteers at the recovery site.

Lee Geonjun, CEO of BGF Retail, said, “The CU mobile convenience store plays a significant role as an emergency support channel in national disaster situations due to its unique mobility,” and added, “BGF Retail will continue to carry out public interest activities to protect community safety by utilizing CU’s nationwide business infrastructure.”

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