With the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19) entering a long war, the number of shopping malls affected by the coronavirus has decreased by about 20,000 in three months in Seoul alone.
Quarterly number of shopping malls in Seoul. / Providing real estate 114
Real Estate 114 revealed on the 7th that the number of shopping malls in Seoul in the second quarter of this year was 37,321 in total as a result of analysis of the Small Business Market Promotion Corporation data, a decrease of 21,178 from the first quarter ( 39.1499). This is the effect of a sharp drop in consumer confidence as a consequence of the crown while the economic recession continued.
In terms of industry, the number of shopping centers decreased in all industries. In particular, in the food industry, 10.40 stores disappeared from 134,041 in the first quarter to 124,001 in the second quarter. Real Estate 114 said: “As sales declined due to fewer eating and drinking parties, it appears that there were many stores that closed without bearing the burden of fixed costs like labor, inventory and rent.” In addition to the food industry, more than 3,000 stores have disappeared compared to the previous quarter in retail industries like convenience stores and markets, and life service industries like printing and beauty salons.
Compared with the first quarter of this year, the decrease in shopping malls in Seoul by industry in the second quarter. / Providing real estate 114
The industry with the largest percentage decrease in shopping prices was the “tourism / leisure / entertainment” industry, which includes computer cafes and entertainment establishments. 1,260 stores (10.8%) decreased from 11,714 in the first quarter to 10,454 in the second quarter. Real Estate 114 said, “In order to prevent group infection, the business of multi-use facilities is restricted, and the number of users is reduced, and the number of users is heavily analyzed.”
Real Estate 114 predicted that the number of shopping malls in Seoul will continue to decline in the third quarter after the second quarter. Yeo Kyung-hee, Principal Investigator at Real Estate 114, said: “Since mid-August, the crown has proliferated again and the operation of multipurpose facilities has been temporarily suspended or restricted, inevitably resulting in lost sales.” . Since there is a high possibility of problems, various support measures are needed. “
