Uncertainty shrouds pharmacies in large retail stores

Sales of pharmacies located in large retail supermarkets are likely to suffer further setbacks in the coming months as more than 100 large supermarkets closed on Sunday in accordance with a new law aimed at protecting small retailers.

E-Mart, Korea’s biggest supermarket chain and part of Shinsegae Group, closed 44 of its 137 retail stores nationwide, while Homeplus, part of British retailer ...