Beer sales at discount marts surged as lives have been restricted due to Covid-19 social distancing regulations.
Customers pick beer off a shelf at Emart in Yongsan, Seoul on Tuesday. Beer sales at discount marts surged as lives have been restricted due to Covid-19 social distancing regulations. According to Emart, beer sales last year has jumped 150 percent. In January, they were up 230 percent. [YONHAP]
![Customers pick beer off a shelf at Emart in Yongsan, Seoul on Tuesday. Beer sales at discount marts surged as lives have been restricted due to Covid-19 social distancing regulations. According to Emart, beer sales last year has jumped 150 percent. In January, they were up 230 percent. [YONHAP]](https://img1.daumcdn.net/thumb/R658x0.q70/?fname=https://t1.daumcdn.net/news/202103/02/koreajoongangdaily/20210302183305209nldp.jpg)