Inaugural meeting

Lee Seung-han, center front, chairman of the Korea Chain Store Association and chairman of Home plus, and Jin Byeong-ho, second from left in front row, chairman of the Seoul Metropolitan Governance Merchant Association, join hands with leaders of the country’s retail companies and organizations at an inauguration ceremony of the Distribution Industry Association at the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Jung-gu, central Seoul, Wednesday. The association was established to bolster mutual growth between large and small retailers. Lee and Jin were named the first co-chairmen of the association. / Courtesy of Home plus