Gyeongsan Designates 8 More Alley-Type Shopping Districts, Bringing Total to 10

Eight More Areas Designated, Including Gyeongsanyeokjeon, Baekcheon-dong, and Okgok Kkumnamu

Strengthening the Foundation for Revitalizing Alley-Based Commercial Districts

Eligible for Onnuri Gift Certificate Affiliate Registration and Public Competitions

Expected to Boost Small Businesses' Competitiveness

Gyeongsan City Mayor Cho Hyunil said it held a review committee meeting for alley-type shopping districts on October 21 and designated eight additional areas, including Gyeongsanyeokjeon Alley-Type Shopping District.

Alley-type shopping districts are areas of up to 2,000 square meters with at least 15 small-business stores clustered together.

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Designation allows businesses to register as Onnuri Gift Certificate affiliates and makes them eligible to participate in public competitions run by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and Gyeongsangbuk-do, making it a policy seen as a way to revitalize alley-based commercial districts.

Gyeongsan City enacted a related ordinance this year and initially designated two areas in the first half. It has now added eight more in the second half: Gyeongsanyeokjeon, Baekcheon-dong, Okgok Kkumnamu, Oksan Jungang, Jeongpyeong Center, Jungbang Gyeongan-ro, Jungbang-dong, and Hayang Campus-gil.

This brings the total number of alley-type shopping districts in the city to 10, a significant expansion.

The newly designated commercial districts reflect a diverse range of local characteristics, from neighborhood districts closely tied to residential areas to areas around a train station and older parts of the city.

In particular, Gyeongsanyeokjeon Alley-Type Shopping District is expected to grow by drawing on visitors to the Daegyeong Line and abundant foot traffic. Meanwhile, Jungbang Gyeongan-ro Alley-Type Shopping District, where specialty businesses such as golfwear and outdoor apparel stores are clustered, is expected to bring new vitality to the commercial district in the old city center.

Gyeongsan Mayor Cho Hyunil said, "The additional designation of these alley-type shopping districts has laid a practical foundation for revitalizing commercial districts across the region. We will continue to focus on alley-based commercial districts and do our utmost to strengthen the competitiveness of small businesses."

Attention is focused on whether the additional designations will lead to wider use of Onnuri Gift Certificates and higher sales in alley-based commercial districts, bringing new vitality to the local economy.

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