Number of sales and retail jobs decline in Korea as online retail booms

Number of sales and retail jobs decline in Korea as online retail booms

(Source: Bigstock) The landscape of South Korea’s job market has shifted dramatically over the last decade, with a significant decline in the number of sales and retail positions, largely due to the growing dominance of online shopping over traditional stores.

This shift has led to a noticeable reduction in personnel within the retail sector, mirroring trends in industries like banking where automation technologies such as unmanned checkouts, kiosks, and service robots are increasingly prevalent.

Data from Statistics Korea indicates that the number of individuals employed in sales roles was US$2.62 million last year, a drop of 60,000, continuing a downward trend […]

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