Independent Protests Halt Rapid Retail Expansion

The suspension of a Homeplus Express convenience store opening in the Seoul suburb of Incheon by the Korean subsidiary of UK retailer Tesco is being touted as a triumph by the country's beleaguered independent sector. BMI analyses how fears over the introduction of prohibitive legislation are affecting retailer growth plans and potentially finally slowing expansion in this competitive but still profitable

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