Five months ago, online supermarket Olive Mart overhauled its business methods for the second time since its launch in May 1999.
Olive Mart initially operated a nationwide delivery service that handled 10,000 items ranging from fish procured from Tokyo's Tsukiji Market to vegetables and daily necessities from partner supermarkets.
The operation, however, proved to be unprofitable.
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