South Korean office workers hit convenience stores as 'lunch-flation' bites - Reuters.com

Office worker Park Mi-won had never bought her lunch from a convenience store, until her favourite lunch buffet recently raised prices by more than 10% to 9,000 won ($7) as South Korean inflation soared to a 14-year high.

SEOUL, June 29 (Reuters) - Office worker Park Mi-won had never bought her lunch from a convenience store, until her favourite lunch buffet recently raised prices by more than 10% to 9,000 won ($7) as… [+4172 chars]

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