Restaurant Sales Surge: Changwon, Daejeon, Gocheok Top; Daejeon Soup Restaurants Double

<h1>Baseball Boom! Game Days Drive Restaurant Sales Up by 19% Near KBO Stadiums</h1>

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    <h2>Spectator Record Breaks, so Do Local Restaurant Sales</h2>
    <p>Professional baseball's resurgence in South Korea has had an unexpected yet welcome effect on local economies – a significant boost in restaurant sales near stadiums on game days.</p>
    <p>Korea Credit Data's analysis of card sales at eateries within a 1.5km radius of nine baseball stadiums found that average daily sales during home games <strong>increased by up to 19%</strong> compared to away game periods. The sales surge aligns with this year's season setting a new record for spectator attendance.</p>

    <h3>Stadium Sales: Leading the Pack</h3>
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        <li><strong>Sajik Stadium, Busan</strong>: Up by 19.0%</li>
        <li><strong>Changwon Stadium</strong>: Up by 11.4%</li>
        <li><strong>Daejeon Stadium</strong>: Up by 6.9%</li>
        <li><strong>Gocheok Sky Dome, Seoul</strong>: Up by 5.1%</li>
        <li><strong>Munhak Baseball Stadium, Incheon</strong>: Up by 4.2%</li>
        <li><strong>Suwon Baseball Stadium</strong>: Up by 3.4%</li>
        <li><strong>Gwangju Mandeok Baseball Stadium</strong>: <strong>Decreased by 0.01%</strong></li>
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    <h2>Menu-specific Winners</h2>
    <p>Digging deeper into the data, we found that certain dishes surged in popularity near specific stadiums:</p>
    <ul>
        <li><strong>Jamsil Stadium, Seoul</strong>:Chinese restaurants (+62.5%), snack bars (+57.5%), soup, stew, and stew restaurants (+49.6%)</li>
        <li><strong>Daejeon Stadium</strong>:Soup, stew, and stew restaurants (nearly doubled), noodle specialty stores (+85.4%), western food specialty stores (+77.1%)</li>
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    <h2>Appetites and Attendance Align</h2>
    <p>"Obviously, we're delighted to see fans returning to stadiums in such numbers," said a spokesman for the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), "and it's great to see that enthusiasm translating into local economic benefits."</p>

    <blockquote cite="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korea_Credit_Data"><q>Korea Credit Data is a leading provider of business management services in South Korea.</q></blockquote>

    <h2>Did you know?</h2>
    <p><em>Daejeon-gu Jangseon soup, stew, and stew restaurant sales doubled</em></p>

    <p><strong>Pro tip:</strong> Planning a game day out? Check out these popular stadium eateries for a true taste of the local experience!</p>
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