{
  "id": 17737082,
  "title": "Online shopping sales up 4.1% in Sept. on automobiles, food delivery services",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/online-shopping-sales-up-4-1-in-sept-on-automobiles-food-delivery",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-02T03:42:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261102/online-shopping-sales-up-41-in-sept-on-automobiles-food-delivery-services"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korea Times reports that online shopping sales in Korea increased by 4.1% in September compared to the previous year, driven by a surge in demand for automobiles and related products. The total value of online shopping transactions reached 24.97 trillion won ($18.7 billion) in September, a rise of 975.8 billion won from the same period last year. Automobile sales alone saw a significant 30.9% increase, amounting to 1.27 trillion won. Additionally, food delivery services experienced a 4% increase, totaling 3.78 trillion won, while cosmetic product sales surged by an impressive 12.2% to 1.29 trillion won. Smartphones and other mobile devices contributed to 19.08 trillion won in sales, accounting for 76.4% of total online shopping revenue, up by 1 percentage point from the previous year.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Online shopping sales up 4.1 pct in Sept. on automobiles, food delivery services",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/online-shopping-sales-up-4-1-pct-in-sept-on-automobiles-food-delivery",
        "published": "2026-11-02T03:00:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}