Yangyang County Designates "Yangyang-ro Alley Shopping District"... Boosting Small Business Self-Reliance Expected

Strengthening Competitiveness of Local Commercial Districts

Yangyang County in Gangwon Province announced on October 16 that it had designated the Yangyang-ro area as the "Yangyang-ro Alley Shopping District" on October 2, in an effort to boost the competitiveness of the stagnant local alley commercial district and strengthen the self-reliance of local small business owners.

Alley-type Shopping District Map of Yangyang-ro. Provided by Yangyang County

This designation aims to foster a community-oriented commercial district created by merchants and residents together, and to establish a sustainable business environment for small business owners.

The Yangyang-ro Alley Shopping District Merchants Association applied for registration as a merchants association and for designation as an alley shopping district with Yangyang County in September. As a result, it has been designated as the county's second alley shopping district.

The designated area is centered around 11-2 Nammun-ri, Yangyang-eup, covering 14,548 square meters and comprising 205 densely clustered stores, making it a central commercial district where a variety of businesses coexist in harmony.

With this designation, various forms of support equivalent to those provided to traditional markets are now available, including registration as Onnuri Gift Certificate franchise stores and eligibility for national and provincial grant programs.

A county official stated, "We will do our utmost to make this designation of the alley shopping district a new starting point for the recovery of the local economy, and to create a vibrant street where local residents and merchants grow together."

Meanwhile, last year, in order to revitalize alley commercial districts, the county relaxed the requirements for store designation through consultations with the Ministry of SMEs and Startups, enacted the "Ordinance on Designation and Support of Alley Shopping Districts," and, based on this, designated "Nammun Alley Shopping District" as the county's first alley shopping district in December of the same year.

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