Dongdaemun-gu Officially Announces Weekday Conversion of Mandatory Closure Days for Large Supermarkets

Confirmed and announced on the 23rd, effective from the second week of February... Closed days are the 'second and fourth Wednesdays'

Starting in February, all large supermarkets in Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul (District Mayor Lee Pil-hyung) will be open for shopping every Sunday.

On December 28 last year, Dongdaemun-gu, traditional markets, and the distribution industry held a 'Win-Win Agreement Ceremony' and agreed to change the mandatory closure day for large supermarkets from Sunday to weekdays.

As a follow-up measure to the agreement, the district held a 'Distribution Industry Win-Win Development Council' on January 22 after collecting opinions from stakeholders through an administrative notice, confirming the change of the mandatory closure day to weekdays starting in February.

The new closure days will be the 'second and fourth Wednesdays' of each month. However, to guarantee workers' rest rights, stores may autonomously change the closure day to the holiday itself during the week of a holiday.

For example, if the mandatory closure day is changed to the holiday on February 10, the second Wednesday, February 14, will be a normal business day.

A district official stated, "This change of mandatory closure days to weekdays is significant as it promotes win-win cooperation among distribution industries and opens the way for the government's efforts to ease regulations affecting people's livelihoods," adding, "It is expected to have a positive impact on the local economy of Dongdaemun-gu by increasing weekend consumption, creating jobs, and revitalizing commercial districts."

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