Shinsegae Centum City Department Store Size report

The new champion in South Korea is the largest department store if you measure it by square footage or retail floor space. Macy's Department Store at Herald Square in New York City was the world's largest retail store until March 2009. Since then, the world's largest department store has been the Shinsegae Centum City Department Store, located in Busan, South Korea.

Shinsegae Centum City Department Store in Busan is the largest department store in the world, certified by Guinness World Records. Shinsegae is the oldest and the first high-end department store in Korea. Opened in 1930 as the Kyoto branch of Mitsukoshi Department Store in Japan, it was acquired by Samsung Group in 1963 and renamed Shinsegae Department Store.

Traveling to Busan can not only feel the gentleness and murmur of the sea but also go shopping in the world's largest department store, and its fun is unparalleled. The Shinsegae Centum City Department Store is larger than most shopping malls in the U.S. Let's learn more about its actual floor size in this post.

Description of the Shinsegae Centum City Department Store

The head office of Shinsegae Department Store is the oldest department store in Korea, located in the center of Seoul, and has led the domestic department store industry for the past 70 years. One of its most high-profile branches in the last decade is Shinsegae Centum City Department Store in Busan. This department store also contains a beautiful spa, a relaxing roof garden, and an impressive 60 tee golf driving range, from fashion to books and kitchenware to toys. Its shape was designed by world architecture companies with the concept of non-existent time and the golden sea. There are luxurious and spectacular crystal chandeliers that are vertical from the ninth floor to the first floor, showing the style of the world's largest department store. The Shinsegae Centum City Department Store has become an iconic building in Busan.

Shinsegae Centum City Department Store Size

With 293,905 square meters (3.16 million square feet) in one retail location, the Shinsegae flagship store in Centum City beat out the Herald Square Macy's Department Store in New York City for the title of "world's largest" by more than a million square feet. The Shinsegae Centum City Department Store has 16 floors, including the basement parking and fashion street, of which eight floors host close to 700 renowned stores and brands.

Final Words

There are more than 60 famous desinger brands and 620 best-selling brands in the Shinsegae Centum City Department Store. It is a shopping and entertainment center integrating a spa, ice rink, bookstore, and galleries. Customers enjoy high-quality service in this fashionable shopping space with a long operation history. Centered on leisure shopping, it also has leisure and entertainment facilities such as Spa World and Icelink and a series of cultural experience facilities. It is the only one-stop complex shopping and cultural space in Korea.