South Korea hypermarkets shift shelf space toward food as online rivals dominate non-food
AI Summary- E-Mart and Lotte Mart are reorganizing stores around food and reducing non-food sections.
- Food represented 74.4% of hypermarket sales in August, up from about 65% in December 2021.
- E-Mart’s renovated Eunpyeong store expanded its grocery zone to 230 pyeong.