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Lotte Shopping's Lotte Mall West Lake Hanoi in Vietnam has surpassed 1 trillion won ($720 million) in cumulative sales three years after opening, a first for a Korean department store's overseas outlet, Yonhap reports. The mall, which opened in September 2023, reached 100 billion won in January 2024, 600 billion won last year, and has grown 20% per quarter on average, with cumulative visitors exceeding 41 million and daily average footfall above 50,000, according to Lotte Department Store. Korean media outlets including Dong-A Ilbo, Chosun Ilbo, and Maeil Business Newspaper highlight the milestone as a record for Korean retailers abroad.