Yongin City Designates Two Additional 'Alleyway Shopping Districts' as 3rd and 4th

[Suwon Ilbo=Choi Ki-ho Reporter] Yongin Special City announced on the 29th that it has designated the 3rd and 4th 'alleyway shopping districts' to foster local commerce.

This designation follows the previous month's selection of the 1st alleyway shopping district (Boka, Boseong-dong Cafe Street) and the 2nd (Dongcheon-dong Mernae Village).

The 3rd alleyway shopping district designated is the 'Onnuri Shopping District' covering an area of 11,783 square meters around Shinbong intersection in Shinbong-dong, Suji-gu. The district has 258 retail shops densely concentrated within a general residential area.

The 4th alleyway shopping district is a commercial zone covering 15,537 square meters around the Administrative Welfare Center in Boseong-dong, Giheung-gu. The area has 248 shops including hagwons (private academies) and wholesale and retail businesses concentrated around apartment complexes and commercial buildings.

The city is designating and fostering alleyway shopping districts to revitalize local commerce and stabilize the management of small business owners.

An alleyway shopping district is an area where shops operated by small business owners are concentrated above a certain level, and like traditional markets or shopping districts, merchants receive benefits such as Onnuri gift certificate merchant registration and participation in commerce environment improvement and activation support projects.

The city plans to increase the designation of alleyway shopping districts as Onnuri gift certificate merchant registration significantly helps increase customer traffic and boost sales for small business owners.

A city official said, "So far, four alleyway shopping districts have been designated, and we will continue to discover and support alleyway shopping districts that reflect local identity to create distinctive commercial areas and bring hope to small business owners."