OWL Magazine Korea

E-Mart and Electro Mart are large-scale supermarkets operated by the Shinsegae Group. They marked the beginning of large-scale retail stores in South Korea when the first store, Changdong Branch, opened in Chang-dong, Dobong-gu, Seoul on November 12, 1993. Now, they can be found all over the country. While E-Mart initially started with a focus on selling daily necessities, these days ...

In the Gumi Hardware Market, there’s a well-known local restaurant that’s praised for its good value. It’s called ‘Pungwon Sikdang’ and it’s located in the basement restaurant area of the Gumi Hardware Market building. You have to enter the underground shopping area, and finding the entrance can be a bit tricky, making it somewhat challenging to locate the restaurant. “Gumi’s ...