'Cheongbuk Gagudanji' Designated as Pyeongtaek City's 'No. 1 Shopping District'

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The 'Cheongbuk Furniture Complex' in Husa-ri, Cheongbuk-eup, Pyeongtaek-si, Gyeonggi-do, has been designated as Pyeongtaek City's 'No. 1 Shopping District.' A 'shopping district' is an area where stores operated by small business owners are densely concentrated to a certain level, as defined by local government ordinances.

Jeong Jang-seon (left), Mayor of Pyeongtaek, is presenting the 'No. 1 Shopping District' designation certificate to the Cheongbuk Furniture Complex Merchants Association on the 18th. Provided by Pyeongtaek City

On the 19th, Pyeongtaek City announced that it designated the Cheongbuk Furniture Complex as the 'No. 1 Shopping District' on the 18th to revitalize alleyway commercial areas and support small business owners, and delivered the designation certificate.

In the designated shopping district, registration as an Onnuri gift certificate affiliated store becomes possible under the 'Special Act on the Promotion of Traditional Markets and Shopping Districts.' It can also apply for government and metropolitan local government projects related to business environment improvement and facility support, receiving benefits equivalent to those of traditional markets.

The Cheongbuk Furniture Complex, established in 2011, currently operates with about 30 furniture stores gathered together. Recently, it has faced difficulties such as decreased sales due to the economic downturn and the influence of large furniture stores.

Jung Jang-seon, mayor of Pyeongtaek City, said, "We will continue to discover and support shopping districts and alley-type shopping districts to revitalize the depressed local commercial areas."

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