Bananas become the top-selling fruit at major South Korean supermarket
E-Mart said it sold 37.6 billion won ($32.48 million) worth of bananas in the January-June period, up 8.7 percent from the same period last year. The amount tops numbers for apples that stood at 33.1 billion won, down 16.2 percent from last year.
The retail company said the latest tally marks the first time that bananas were the top-selling fruit at its stores.
According to sales records, some 7.6 million shoppers bought bananas at the retail chain, up from 6.5 million in the first half of last year. Consequently, bananas accounted for 10.6 percent of total sales at E-Mart, up from 9.8 percent.
source: koreaherald.com
