<Anchor>
Reporter Kim Hye-min is here.
Reporter Kim, this year is really having a New Year holiday that we have never experienced, and on Christmas Eve, when I looked out the window, the streets were really crowded even though it was Christmas Eve.
<Reporter>
Yes, there are always places that are always crowded during Christmas.
This year, places like Gangnam Station, Itaewon, and Hongdae were all busy.
The effect of the restaurant and bar being closed at 9pm was also big.
It's probably because the citizens well followed the government's request to go out and cancel the meeting.
On the other hand, there were separate places where people flocked to this Christmas, just department stores and marts.
In particular, at the warehouse-type discount store, there was a long line to calculate.
Most likely it was to buy food and gifts to eat at home.
<Anchor>
I think everyone might be wondering what foods were sold a lot and what other people are eating at home.
<Reporter>
Yes, there were foods that sold a lot this time.
First of all, wine was sold enormously.
During the holidays, I don't drink strong alcohol like soju with my family at home.
Many people have bought this wine that you can drink in a light atmosphere.
Both marts and convenience stores increased their sales significantly compared to last year. Looking at the sales of one convenience store, wine sales on the 24th of Christmas Eve increased 74% from last year.
It has been selling wine for 30 years, but this year is said to have sold the most.
With the culture of drinking at home, the market for liquor was already changing for several months.
Until last month, the amount of wine imports exceeded beer, which is said to have been 3 years since 2017.
Even in hypermarkets where beer was sold a lot, it is said that wine is selling much more than domestic beer or is selling almost the same as beer.
<Anchor>
First of all, wine was sold a lot, and how about the food?
Eating at home seems to have sold a lot of easily prepared foods.
<Reporter>
Yes, I go to a good restaurant at the end of the year or at Christmas.
However, this time, sales of household convenience meals and milk kits have risen vertically.
In an open market, milk kit sales surged 17 times compared to the same period last year.
To make and eat food like this, you will also need cookware.
There were many purchases of cookware for one person, but orders for tableware for one person increased by 7 times and electric grills for one person increased by about twice.
Even in hypermarkets, during the two days of the Christmas holiday, fruits were sold 20-30% and meat products were sold 40% more. One company delivering early morning orders increased 106% from the same period last year on the 23rd and 24th.
<Anchor>
It is more than doubled.
However, in the midst of this, a food delivery brokerage reported that orders were too crowded and a delivery accident occurred.
<Reporter>
Yes, it was the peak time.
There is a separate application that the delivery riders of the people of delivery see for 4 hours from 6:30 on the evening of the 24th of Christmas Eve.
There was an error that stopped this, and the riders couldn't confirm the delivery destination, so the restaurant was not assigned a person to deliver the food even when the order was placed.
The vendor explained, "We increased the number of servers a lot, but this problem occurred as more orders were crowded at once than expected."
In fact, not only the customers who ordered.
And riders and owners all suffered losses.
He said that he would pay 60,000 won each to the riders.
It is said that customers who cancel their order due to an error are given a coupon of 30,000 won.
But for the owners
On the 25th, only one day brokerage fee is waived, but I think it's a bit small for the damage compensation of the business owners who have prepared all week for the Christmas delivery business.
<Anchor>
Now, there are only a few days left this year, so the scenery of companies' year-end parties and closing ceremony will certainly change, right?
<Reporter>
Yes, many companies now work from home.
Meetings with more than 5 people are also banned, so it is difficult to eat a single lunch together rather than a year-end party.
There are many places that have already completed their official business this year and have entered long-term vacations until early next year, and some companies are rejoicing with the'Lanson Year-end Party'.
There was also a company where executives directly appeared on in-house broadcasts and held an online year-end party.
It is also a place to build new resolutions.
Hundreds of people have gathered at the main auditorium at the same time to hold the opening ceremony. Of course, it is said that the ceremony is not done at all or is held online again.
The business community believes that even if Corona 19 is over, it is highly likely to become untouched if companies get used to this non-face-to-face method.