
Hyundai Department Store announced that it will donate 300 million won in donations raised from customer campaigns and event profits to Habitat Korea to help victims of the Nepal floods recover from their daily lives and rebuild residential facilities.
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Hyundai Department Store raised 300 million won in donations by combining a customer donation campaign through the H Point app, a matching grant method, and proceeds from fashion product discount events.
Raised with proceeds from customer campaigns and events... Delivered to Habitat Korea
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Cho Min-jung = Hyundai Department Store donated 300 million won to Habitat Korea to help Nepalese victims suffering from floods recover from their daily lives.
This donation was raised through the 'Nepal Flood Emergency Fundraising' campaign, which was held on the Hyundai Department Store Group's integrated membership H Point app from August 28 to September 13.
14,266 customers donated 50 million points, and Hyundai Department Store raised a total of 100 million won through a 'matching grant' method by adding an amount equal to the total amount of customer donations.
To this, 200 million won in profits was added by holding a fashion product discount event at department stores and outlet stores across the country under the theme of 'We are with you in Nepal flood relief.'
Jeong Ji-young, CEO of Hyundai Department Store, said, "We were able to donate money by sharing the points accumulated in daily life and the hearts of customers who sympathized with the purpose of relief." He added, "We hope that this will help in recovering the daily lives of victims in Nepal, and we will continue to practice warm sharing with our customers."
This donation will be used to support the recovery of flood-affected areas in Nepal and the reconstruction of residential facilities.
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Hyundai Department Store will continue customer-participatory relief campaigns in similar overseas disaster situations in the future.
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