foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network required public distribution date 2 5 2003 ks3006 korea republic of retail food sector approved by mr daryl a brehm us embassy seoul prepared sangyong oh highlights the in is undergoing rapid change as large formats and convenience stores edge out traditional wet markets mom pop grocers will progress from outlets to system eventually leading lower prices greater variety consumers growth modern coupled with ever stronger demand for international tastes products be translated into growing opportunity wider consumer ready includes psd changes no trade matrix semi annual ato ks2 ks page 1 16 unclassified usda table contents i market summary ii road map entry format hypermarkets chain supermarkets department strategy structure 3 company profiles hypermarket