The event runs Nov. 2 through Nov. 30, with 250 winners to receive a 10,000-won mobile Seoul Love gift voucher
Gwanak-gu is adding fun and rewards to shopping at its designated fair-price stores, running a receipt event through Nov. 30.
Fair-price stores are businesses that provide quality services at below-average local prices, contributing to price stability. Local governments designate and oversee them based on a comprehensive assessment of pricing, hygiene and cleanliness, and public benefit.
The event aims to raise awareness of fair-price stores that have kept their prices reasonable despite high inflation, and to encourage residents to use them more often — bringing fresh energy to the local commercial district.
Participation is straightforward: visit a fair-price store in Gwanak-gu, then submit the payment receipt along with your name and mobile phone number to the designated email address.
The district will draw 250 participants to receive a 10,000-won ($7) mobile Seoul Love gift voucher each. Winners will be notified individually on Dec. 4.
Fair-price stores in Gwanak-gu can be found by scanning the QR code on the event poster or visiting the Seoul Metropolitan Government's price information website.
Gwanak-gu currently has 181 fair-price stores in operation — the most of any autonomous district in Seoul. The district has been rolling out various support policies to help these businesses sustain stable operations even amid prolonged high inflation.
In September, the district extended support covering rent and property taxes for fair-price stores burdened by rising costs, as part of its ongoing effort to stabilize their operations and boost patronage.
Gwanak-gu District Mayor Park Jun-hee said fair-price stores are "a solid community asset that eases residents' cost-of-living burden and helps stabilize local prices," adding that the event is hoped to drive greater use of fair-price stores and increase sales for small business owners.
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