{
  "id": 17740662,
  "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-17740662",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-02T04:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "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, up by 975.8 billion won from the same period last year. Spending on automobiles and related products surged by 30.9% year-on-year to 1.27 trillion won, while food delivery services saw a 4% increase to 3.78 trillion won. Cosmetic products also experienced a notable rise of 12.2%, reaching 1.29 trillion won. Mobile device purchases grew by 5.4% to 19.08 trillion won, comprising 76.4% of total sales, up by one 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."
}