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![Christmas items on sale at a retail store in Jung District, Seoul on Tuesday. Christmas decoration sales have spiked, with more people planning to hold Christmas parties at home this year due to the persistence of Covid-19 and the emergence of the Omicron variant. According to the retail industry, Christmas decoration and house party utensil sales have increased at double-digit rates. At Lotte Mart, sales of these items increased 21.6 percent in November on year. At E-mart, they were up 14 percent and Homeplus 29 percent. [NEWS1]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10877758.jpg?imageId=10877758&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
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