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Foreign customers’ chicken spending at South Korean 7-Eleven rises 63%
Foreign tourists in South Korea are buying more chicken from convenience stores.
7-Eleven said sales of chicken to foreign customers rose 63% in January-September compared with the same period a year earlier.
That increase was more than three times the 19% rise in total chicken sales.
Convenience stores are also seeing more foreign customers buy chicken and drinks in the evening.
The growing demand is prompting convenience store chains to expand related products.
The figures point to stronger interest among foreign customers in convenience store chicken, though no further plans or dates were given.
Foreign customers’ chicken spending at South Korean 7-Eleven rose 63% in January-September compared with the same period a year earlier.
The increase was more than three times the 19% rise in chicken sales overall.
The report says convenience-store chicken is gaining popularity among foreign tourists visiting South Korea.
Convenience-store chains are expanding related products as foreign customers increasingly buy chicken and drinks in the evening.
- Who
- Foreign customers, including tourists visiting South Korea.
- What
- Their chicken spending at 7-Eleven rose 63% year on year.
- When
- January to September; the comparison is with the same period a year earlier.
- Where
- 7-Eleven stores in South Korea.
- Why
- The article links the rise to growing popularity among foreign tourists and increased evening purchases.
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Foreign customers’ chicken spending at 7-Eleven rose 63% compared with the same period a year earlier.
Chosun Ilbo reported the sales increase.
- Foreign customers’ chicken sales growth
- 63%
- Overall chicken sales growth
- 19%
- Comparison period
- January-September, year on year
- Outlet reporting the figures
- 7-Eleven