{
  "id": 12319624,
  "title": "Department stores set to post record foreign customer sales this year",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/department-stores-set-to-post-record-foreign-customer-sales-this-year",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-06T06:42:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/companies/20261006/department-stores-set-to-post-record-foreign-customer-sales-this-year"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korea's three major department store chains, Lotte, Hyundai, and Shinsegae, are projected to achieve record sales from foreign customers this year, propelled by the rising popularity of Korean fashion and K-content. Lotte Department Store has already surpassed the 1 trillion won ($520.9 million) mark in foreign sales for the year, becoming the first Korean department store to reach this milestone. Hyundai Department Store is also on track to reach the 1 trillion won ($520.9 million) mark, with sales reaching 805 billion won so far this year. The surge in foreign sales is attributed to the appeal of Korean products, particularly K-fashion and K-food, which have gained global recognition.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Department stores set to post record foreign customer sales this year",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/department-stores-set-to-post-record-foreign-customer-sales-this-year-12319811",
        "published": "2026-10-06T06:33:31.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Lotte Department Store tops $744 mil. in foreign customer sales",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/lotte-department-store-tops-744-mil-in-foreign-customer-sales",
        "published": "2026-10-06T07:07:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}