“It’s Chuseok Already”

On August 21, a branch of Lotte Department Store in Jamsil, Seoul, held an event to present products specially prepared for the Chuseok (the Korean Thanksgiving) shopping season and to gauge customer responses. The department store is promoting its sales by giving discounts to those who place an advance order and offering free extras to large-quantity purchasers.

kjh@donga.com