Kodak’s new moment


Shoppers taking a group photo at the Kodak Corner Shop in Seoul. — Woohae Cho/The New York Times

EVEN among the flashy signs on the bustling main drag of Seongsu-dong, a former warehouse district turned hipster haven in Seoul, South Korea, the mustard-yellow facade of the Kodak Corner Shop stands out.

On a recent afternoon, the two-storey apparel store in what locals call the “Brooklyn of Seoul” teemed with shoppers.

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