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Everyone, the Homeplus you used to visit for your weekend grocery shopping is disappearing. On July 3, 2026, the Seoul Rehabilitation Court ultimately decided to terminate the rehabilitation proceedings. However, the numbers in the decision are strange. The cost of keeping the company alive was 2.5 trillion won, while the cost of shutting it down was 3.7 trillion won. It had become a company where shutting it down was 1.2 trillion won more profitable than keeping it alive. Why on earth did the second-largest retailer, which was perfectly fine, end up like this? Is it because of Coupang? But that is odd. E-Mart and Lotte Mart, which also fought against Coupang, are doing just fine. The real reason why only Homeplus collapsed lay elsewhere. ** In this video, we will systematically explain, using only verified data, the following topics: · MBK’s 7.2 trillion won acquisition in 2015 — The trap of a leveraged buyout (LBO) where the debt is borne by the company, not the buyer · Sale-and-leaseback arrangements turning 68 prime stores into tenants — Suspicions that profitable stores are disguised as deficits · 1.213 trillion won drained away via dividends alone over three years, and snowballing deficits · The Financial Supervisory Service’s unprecedented severe disciplinary action of suspension of duties in July 2026 — A first in the history of domestic private equity firms · Concentric circles of damage spreading to 12,000 employees, 4,603 partner companies, retail investors, and the National Pension Service, totaling 612.1 billion won · The cruel reality of the repayment priority system where "the least at fault is the last to be compensated." Which Homeplus store did you frequent? And regarding this structure where companies are bought with other people's money, sucked dry, and then discarded, to what extent should we regulate it? Please share your thoughts in the comments. ※ All figures in this video are based on publicly available data, including decisions by the Seoul Bankruptcy Court, sanctions by the Financial Supervisory Service, parliamentary audits, and media reports, and are as of July 10, 2026. Please note that the figures regarding rent manipulation, breach of trust, and the scale of outflows to major shareholders are points raised or estimated by labor unions and experts, and MBK is refuting these claims. ― Next Episode Preview: Other Companies Swallowed by Private Equity Funds—How Far Has This Straw Sticked In? #Homeplus #HomeplusCollapse #MBK #HomeplusCrisis #ReasonsForHomeplusFailure #HomeplusStoreClosures #HomeplusLaborUnion #HomeplusRevival #HypermarketCollapse #Economics