I'Park Department Store
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I'Park Department Store is a South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

n department store
Department store
A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...

, owned by Hyundai Development
Hyundai Development
Hyundai Development is a South Korean company involved mainly in civil and architectural engineering. The company was established in 1976 as a part of Hyundai Group, but no longer is a part of it. It is headed by chairman Chung Mong Gyu, the eldest son of Chung Se Yung, co-founder of Hyundai...

 Company (현대산업개발). It has a single branch in Yongsan (용산), Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

 (서울). The department store is located in Yongsan Station
Yongsan Station
Yongsan Station is a major railway station in Seoul, South Korea. It is located in Yongsan Gu, and adjoins the Yongsan Electronics Market. The station is the terminus for high-speed and long-distance trains on a number of railway lines, including most trains on the Honam Line, its high-speed...

 building, and forms an essential part of I'Park Mall
I'Park Mall
I'Park Mall is a large shopping mall in Yongsan Station, Yongsan-gu, Seoul. The shopping center consists of I'Park Department Store; E-Mart Yongsan Store, a hypermarket owned by Shinsegae; CGV IMAX Yongsan, a large cinema with 11 screens; a shopping center for digital goods; e-Sports stadium, a...

, a large shopping center in the station building. I'Park Department Store consists of three main sections, namely Fashion Store (패션관), Culture Store (문화관) and Living Store (리빙관). The Fashion Store deals with cosmetics and fashion goods such as clothes, shoes and bags, while Culture Store deals with sport goods, musical instruments and books, and Living Store mainly deals with furniture and other household goods.
In December 2006, I'Park Mall declared that it was scheduled to add one more I'Park department store in Dongdaemun
Dongdaemun
Heunginjimun, literally "Gate of Rising Benevolence" or more commonly known as Dongdaemun, is a prominent landmark in central Seoul, South Korea. The Korean name "Dongdaemun" means "Great East Gate," and it was so named because it was the major eastern gate in the wall that surrounded Seoul during...

area in central Seoul, but the company gave up the plan in July 2007.
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