AK Plaza, Bundang explained

Retail Market Name:AK Plaza
Coordinates:37.385°N 127.1233°W
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AK Plaza, Bundang, formerly Samsung Plaza, is a shopping mall located in Seohyeon-dong, Bundang, Seongnam, South Korea. The building is 98m or about 3 stories tall.[1]

Samsung Corporation opened Samsung Plaza Store No. 1, a multi-functional shopping center. It is equipped with facilities such as the lobby, playrooms and cafes, and facilities for the handicapped. Samsung Plaza consists of a department store, specialty stores and cultural, educational and entertainment facilities.

Samsung Plaza grew substantially. In 1997, the total sales revenue was 270 billion won. By 2004, it had doubled to 540 billion won. In 2005, Bundang Samsung Plaza ranked 6th in amount of sales in South Korea.[2]

In February 2007, Samsung Corporation signed a contract with ARD Holdings, Inc. to sell Samsung Plaza Department Store.[3]

The building was renamed to AK Plaza on March 2, 2009.

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  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930012530/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=163927 Bundang Samsung Plaza, Songnam
  2. http://blog.naver.com/hongjig?Redirect=Log&logNo=140012967331 아토피 희망 e-biz와 마케팅 전략, 건강과 알로에 :: 네이버 블로그
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20090501020819/http://app.yonhapnews.co.kr/YNA/Basic/article/search/YIBW_showSearchArticle.aspx?searchpart=article&searchtext=%EC%82%BC%EC%84%B1%ED%94%8C%EB%9D%BC%EC%9E%90%20%EC%95%A0%EA%B2%BD&contents_id=AKR20070215170200003 바른언론 빠른뉴스 인터넷 연합뉴스