Lotte Shopping Company said today (16 March) that it will invest KRW80bn (US$84.62m) in the acquisition 14 mid-sized stores from regional retailer Big Mart.

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The stores, located in South Korea’s Cholla province, generated revenues of KRW120bn last year, Lotte said in a filing with the Korean stock exchange. 

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