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NYC Korean grocers to be extinct within a decade, predict some


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#1 Fat Guy

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Posted 03 June 2011 - 03:42 AM

The New York Times has a story about the decline and possible eventual fall of Korean grocers:

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/02/nyregion/korean-grocers-a-new-york-fixture-are-on-the-decline.html?_r=1&partner=rss&emc=rss

The Korean-American Grocers Association of New York has about half as many active members as the nearly 600 it had a decade ago, and its president, Chong Sik Lee, says corner stores will eventually have to expand into supermarkets or close.

“In 10 years, there will be no more Korean mom-and-pop stores,” Mr. Lee said.


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