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Korean vendors toward home delivery services"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marketplaces in parts of North Korea continue operating only in the afternoon, months after the official reason for shorter hours has ended.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">While some view this as an attempt to drive customers to state-run stores, others acknowledge that selling goods all day in sweltering summer heat would be nearly impossible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Multiple sources in North Korea told Daily NK recently that markets in cities including Sinuiju in North Pyongan province and Sariwon in North Hwanghae province still only open from 3 to 5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Market hours were shortened to afternoons during a national mobilization campaign to help farmers with rice transplanting in May and June. But even after the campaign ended, the regime has kept afternoon hours without returning to full-day schedules.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><strong>Unusual persistence of shortened hours<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">While the state sometimes reduces market hours for national campaigns or major political events, normal schedules are typically restored afterward. This year, however, afternoon-only hours have remained in place for an unusually long time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">The shortened hours have prompted complaints from some vendors. &#8220;They must be crippling the marketplaces to boost business at state-run stores,&#8221; one suspicious vendor reportedly said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">But other vendors take a more practical view. &#8220;In this heat wave, it would be impossible to work our stalls all day,&#8221; one noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Market buildings generally lack air conditioning and have tin roofs that create oven-like conditions in summer. Vendors acknowledge it would be suffocating to stay at markets throughout the day, sources report.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\"><strong>Shift toward home-based sales and delivery<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Some vendors think market hours matter less given rapid changes in how they do business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">&#8220;Skipping the market entirely and selling goods from home is gradually becoming standard practice. Deliveries are also more common, depending on price and volume,&#8221; said a source in North Pyongan province.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">&#8220;Delivery is emerging as a new sales method. Businesses are handling deliveries for customers near and far and using different transportation including trains, private buses, trucks, and motorcycles,&#8221; a source in North Hwanghae province explained.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">While delivery existed before, it has become much more accepted as legitimate business practice, sources say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">The regime maintains tight control over the country&#8217;s informal marketplaces. Sources say homemade products have nearly disappeared from market stalls after harsh crackdowns, and only &#8220;natural foods&#8221; without preservatives are allowed on a limited basis, further reducing market activity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">&#8220;Market vendors are struggling, but home-based businesses and delivery services are thriving,&#8221; commented a source in North Pyongan province.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">&#8220;Vendors need to quickly adapt to changing conditions. People complaining about market hours can expect tougher times ahead.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20250903-2\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marketplaces in parts of North Korea continue operating only in the afternoon, months after the official reason for shorter hours has ended. 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