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Photo : Getty Images Bank Anchor: The list of the nation’s top 500 companies in terms of sales saw a major shift last year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Shipbuilding, steel and petrochemical companies saw their rankings slip while IT and service firms enjoyed higher rankings.
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Report: Statistics released by business data provider CEO Score on Wednesday showed that 44 companies for the first time made the list of the nation’s top 500 companies in terms of sales posted last year.
Many of the new players included distribution platform businesses, including Woowa Brothers Corporation, operator of the nation’s top food delivery app Baedal Minjok, as well as online grocery service Market Kurly.