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Sampoong Department Store collapse - MSN
Sampoong Department Store collapse. Posted: February 6, 2025 | Last updated: March 8, 2025. When the disaster struck the building at 5:52 PM, hundreds of customers were inside.
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Seoul's Itaewon Halloween tragedy conjures 1995 Sampoong store collapse - The Washington Post
SEOUL — Built in 1989, the Sampoong Department Store was a sprawling nine-story structure that proudly stood in Seoul’s luxurious Gangnam district. It symbolized South Korea’s economic rise ...
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Witness History | Sampoong department store disaster - BBC
On 29 June 1995, the Sampoong Department Store in Seoul, South Korea, collapsed due to structural failures. The disaster killed 502 people and injured more than 900. It provoked national outrage ...
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10-YEAR SENTENCE IN COLLAPSE OF DEPARTMENT STORE
Lee Joon, 73, owner and founder of the three-story Sampoong Department Store, was found guilty of criminal negligence. Prosecutors had sought a 20-year term for him.
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Jang Dong Min in Hot Waters Again as a Sampoong Department Store Collapse Survivor Files Lawsuit for Defamation - Soompi
Comedian Jang Dong Min is in hot waters once again as he is sued for defamation. On April 27, KBS2's "KBS Morning News Time" reported that Jang Dong Min ...
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The Department Store of the Future Will Look a Lot Like the Past - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal
Department stores were once the cutting edge of retail, blamed for hurting smaller retailers. Here, the gift section of a Sears and Roebucks department store in Morton Grove, Ill., in 1961.
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157-Year-Old Department Store Gump’s Begins Store-Closing Sale - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal
Gump’s, a storied luxury department store in San Francisco, has begun a going-out-of-business sale after 157 years in business.
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'End of an era' as much-loved department store closes its doors
'End of an era' as much-loved department store closes its doors after serving shoppers for 200 years. By FRANKIE ELLIOTT FOR MAILONLINE. Published: 06:45 EDT, 11 December 2024 | Updated: 10:27 EDT ...
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Department store quitting shopping arcade a sign of the times in central Japan - South China Morning Post
Business is not what it used to be in a shopping arcade in central Japan, with the birth rate low and the population ageing. The Takashimaya store’s closure could spur its revival, shop owners hope.
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Huge 80kg mirror that toppled onto boy, five, killing him in department store was 'unsecured', inquest hears
Huge 80kg mirror that toppled onto boy, five, killing him in department store was 'unsecured', inquest hears. By MARK DUELL. Published: 09:40 EDT, 4 February 2025 | Updated: 11:10 EDT, 4 February 2025 ...
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Goodbye, pink facade: Former Sibley’s Department Store in Syracuse to get $37M makeover (photos)
Rendering depicts the former Sibley's Department Store, now known as City Center, following a planned $37 million redevelopment into a commercial, retail and residential building.
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Sampoong Department Store collapse (Disaster Documentary) - MSN
The in-depth story 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse disaster in Seoul. It was a busy day at the Sampoong Store that June 29, 1995. Like every other day, people were swarming through the ...