Inside view of Starfield, Anseong-si, Gyeonggi-do. News 1
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Will complex shopping malls such as Starfield and Lotte Mall close twice a month like hypermarkets? Will the rocket ships that arrived in front of the front door disappear at dawn?
In addition, when the news that the Democratic Party will revise the Distribution Industry Development Act to protect small business owners, the online is heating up. Although it aims to prevent large corporations from infringing on alleys and protect small business owners and small business owners, consumer criticism is strong. In particular, in various online communities where 3040 households mainly use complex shopping malls and online delivery, “the traditional market does not go even if a large shopping mall is closed” or “Are market merchants only small business owners? People who pay rent and do business in shopping malls are all small business owners.” In an article dealing with the regulatory bill, “Did the traditional market survive after the large mart closed? There were also over 5,000 comments criticizing the bill, such as “There are places where local games have died.”
Formerly, shopping malls also reviewed the bill for mandatory closure twice a month
– In fact, the Democratic Party is reviewing the amendment to the Distribution Industry Development Act, which contains regulations on mandatory closure of complex shopping malls, with the aim of disposing of it within the provisional National Assembly in February. Several similar bills have been proposed, but it is said that discussions are going on around the amendment proposed by Democratic Party lawmaker Hong Ik-pyo in July last year.
The revised bill initiated by Congressman Hong aims to restrict business hours or order mandatory holidays for corporate groups that restrict mutual investment, that is, complex shopping malls operated by large companies with assets of 10 trillion won or more. Since 2012, hypermarkets have designated mandatory holidays twice a month and limited business hours. The key is to apply these regulations to shopping malls. The reason for the proposed amendment is that “the local commercial district is collapsing and the conflict is intensifying due to the expansion of large retailers into shopping malls”.
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Representative Hong Ik-pyo and Democratic Party member Lee Nak-yeon and Lee Hae-sik are walking to attend the first meeting of the Democratic Party’s Inequality Resolution Task Force held at the National Assembly Hall on the 15th. Rep. Hong said on the day, “The inequality that is deepening due to Corona 19 is a task that must be overcome to maintain the community,” and said, “If any of the proposed legislation helps resolve inequality, we will give priority to the February National Assembly.” yunhap news
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On the 17th, a member of the Democratic Party of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, the Small and Medium Venture Business Committee (industrial committee), who is in charge of the jurisdiction, said on the 17th, “We are discussing the amendment to the distribution industry development law in the subcommittee for the next week’s legal review of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy, and we are thinking about how to deal with it within the provisional National Assembly in February.” It will focus on the proposal of the lawmakers, but will also discuss the bills issued by the opposition party.” Another member of the Democratic Party of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy also said, “We will gather opinions centering on the most compromised congressional proposal among several proposals.”
Will the Rocket Shipping Regulation Act Be Proposed?
– Legislation regulating’online shopping’ services such as rocket delivery, B Mart, Yo Mart, and Market Kurly will be introduced soon. An official from the Democratic Party of Shin Young-dae, who is preparing a revised bill for the Win-Win Cooperation Act of Large and Small Businesses with related details, said, “The people of Baedal and Yogi-yo, etc., are proposing a bill to regulate acts that damage the business district by excessive expansion of business areas. I will do it.” He added, “We are in discussions with companies and have not yet come up with the details of the bill.”
As the controversy grew, the opposition also jumped into the debate. Na Kyung-won, a former member of the People’s Strength, who threw a vote in the Seoul mayor’s by-election, criticized on Facebook that day, “Is the Democratic Party anxious because it could not make people’s lives uncomfortable?” He added, “The complex shopping mall is a pleasant place for young couples who do not deserve a place to take their children on weekends due to the coronavirus and the cold,” he said. “Accordingly, stores that have entered the complex shopping mall are self-employed or small and medium-sized businesses, and they are forced to open twice a month. Closing it as a de facto will actually cut the income of these people,” he criticized.
Reporter Nam Soo-hyun [email protected]
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