Industry
AK Plaza tops Galleria for first time
March 23, 2015
AK Plaza, the department store affiliate of Aekyung Group, became the fourth-largest department store in South Korea in terms of sales, beating the posh Hanwha Galleria for the first time since launching its business in 1993, the company said Monday.AK Plaza recorded total sales, including online and in-store, of 2.15 trillion won ($1.92 billion) last year, surpassing Hanwha Galleria’s 2.05 trillion won. “All five outlets rank at No. 1 in each region. The sales figure of the Suwon branch in Gyeo