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Mobile number porting tops 600,000 for second straight month; SKT posts largest net gain

Mobile number porting in South Korea totaled 635,361 cases last month, staying above 600,000 for a second straight month, data from the Korea Telecommunications Operators Association showed. The figure was slightly lower than the previous month’s 641,932. SK Telecom posted the largest net subscriber gain at 3,887, while LG Uplus added 1,594. KT lost 3,586 subscribers, and budget carriers shed 1,895.

Industry

Samsung store visitors up 75 percent, Samsung.com up more than 200 percent

Samsung Electronics said its large-scale discount event is nearing its final stage, drawing shoppers to stores nationwide. Average visitors to Samsung Stores rose 75 percent from a year earlier, with some locations doubling. Samsung.com visitors increased more than 200 percent. The promotion runs at about 1,000 online and offline outlets, including roughly 400 Samsung Stores. Buyers receive digital vouchers worth 20 percent of purchases, or 30 percent for uniformed public officials.

Industry

Samsung Electronics starts giving digital Onnuri vouchers, linking traditional markets and small businesses

Samsung Electronics is starting to issue digital Onnuri gift vouchers to customers taking part in its “With the People, Samsung Electronics Thank You Festival,” it said on Monday. The company is using vouchers instead of direct discounts to connect with local small-business districts. The event runs for four weeks from June 8, offering vouchers worth 20 percent of the purchase amount, with an additional 10 percent benefit for “K-heroes” such as soldiers, police and firefighters.