Hi-Mart
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Hi-Mart is a South Korea
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shopping mall
and chain of electronics stores. It was founded in 1993 by Seon Jong Koo as "Hi" and "Mart", parts of a larger personal site. Originally, the site belonged to an electronic credit retail group. Hi-Mart is headquartered in Seoul
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South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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ONLINE
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shopping mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
and chain of electronics stores. It was founded in 1993 by Seon Jong Koo as "Hi" and "Mart", parts of a larger personal site. Originally, the site belonged to an electronic credit retail group. Hi-Mart is headquartered in Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
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