Gyeongsan City Expands Support for Public Delivery App ‘Meokkaebi’ with 150 Million Won Investment

New Delivery Fee Support Added to Existing Discount Coupon Events

Gyeongsan City (Mayor Cho Hyunil) announced that it will significantly expand its support program for the public delivery app ‘Meokkaebi’ this year, aiming to alleviate the business burden of local small businesses and revitalize the sluggish local economy.

The city will invest 150 million won in the program this year and launch various events starting from March 18.

The city plans to provide coupons worth between 3,000 and 5,000 won throughout the year in connection with the following: a 3,000-won coupon every Wednesday and Saturday, a 3,000-won coupon for new member registrations, Family Month in May, holidays, Gyeongsan Citizen’s Day and the Jujube Festival, and Small Business Owners’ Day.

In particular, this year, in addition to the existing discount coupon support, the city will newly implement the ‘Meokkaebi Delivery Fee Care Project’, a program supporting delivery charges.

This project provides a delivery fee subsidy of 2,000 won per order (up to 200,000 won per business) to affiliated stores registered as ‘free delivery’ on the Meokkaebi app. It is expected to lower the fixed cost burden for small business owners and help improve their actual profits.

Additionally, starting in April, the city will launch the ‘Good Price Store Good Price Coupon Event’, which offers consumers a 2,000-won coupon that can be used at affiliated stores registered as Good Price Stores.

Through this initiative, the city aims to support Good Price Stores that continue to offer affordable services despite recent raw material price increases, while working to stabilize prices.

Mayor Cho Hyunil of Gyeongsan stated, “This year, we are pursuing the project not only to stimulate consumption, but also to ensure management stability and real burden relief for small business owners,” adding, “We expect that expanding support for the public delivery app will serve as a catalyst for revitalizing commercial districts, helping local businesses regain vitality.”

Meanwhile, ‘Meokkaebi’ is a public-private partnership delivery app operated for local small businesses. It is recognized as a fair delivery app that reduces the burden on affiliated business owners with a low intermediary commission rate (1.5%) and no membership or advertising fees, and encourages mutual consumption within the region by enabling payments with the local currency, the Gyeongsan Sarang Card.

Businesses can apply for Meokkaebi affiliation through the ‘Meokkaebi Merchant Site’ or the customer service center, and consumers can use the service after installing the Meokkaebi app and registering as members.

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