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🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

BTS Special Leads to Surge in Convenience Store Sales... Kimbap, Water, and Albums Selling Like Hotcakes

Sales at convenience stores near the recent BTS comeback concert surged, benefiting local tourism and retail.

Mar 22 • 08:02 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Mobile convenience stores play a role in the ‘food desert’ providing essentials

A senior mobile convenience store initiative is addressing the issue of food deserts in rural areas of South Korea by offering essential goods directly to local residents.

Mar 17 • 02:22 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

Olive Young Closes Stores, Convenience Stores Stock Up... Gwanghwamun's Business District Laughs and Cries with BTS Concert

The Gwanghwamun business area is experiencing mixed reactions ahead of the upcoming BTS concert, with some stores closing for safety and others preparing for significant customer influx.

Mar 15 • 05:45 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

FBI busts convenience store clerks for 'staged armed robberies' to apply for immigration benefits

Eleven Indian nationals were charged with staging armed robberies at convenience stores to falsely claim victim status for immigration benefits in the U.S.

Mar 14 • 00:37 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

‘Chicken and Beer War’ at Convenience Stores Ahead of WBC Quarterfinals against Dominican Republic on the 14th

As Korean baseball dramatically advances to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals, convenience stores ramp up marketing efforts in anticipation of the game against the Dominican Republic.

Mar 12 • 07:19 UTC
🇩🇪 FAZ
Life & Tech

"Take me Späti": The best entertainment for a hangover day

Sara Arslan's YouTube series "Take Me Späti" showcases her engaging conversations with rappers in Berlin’s late-night convenience stores, where she tackles themes like feminism.

Mar 5 • 09:50 UTC
🇵🇱 Rzeczpospolita
National & Local

Krzysztof Adam Kowalczyk: What will replace the monopoly

The author critiques the excessive availability of alcohol in Poland and the societal costs associated with it, arguing against the convenience stores' role in promoting alcohol consumption.

Feb 26 • 03:15 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Lawson to enter India aiming for 100 stores by 2030 and 10,000 by 2050

Lawson, a major convenience store chain, has announced plans to enter the Indian market with a goal of opening 100 stores by 2030 and 10,000 stores by 2050.

Feb 18 • 01:25 UTC
🇩🇰 Politiken
National & Local

One of the city's busiest convenience stores is transformed into a nightclub

A popular 7-Eleven in Copenhagen is being creatively repurposed as a nightclub for Valentine's Day events.

Feb 10 • 16:10 UTC
🇯🇵 Asahi Shimbun (JP)
National & Local

Convenience Store Rice Balls ‘Longevity Reform’ Driven by Truck Driver Shortage

Convenience stores in Japan are introducing longer shelf-life rice balls, driven by technology advancements and a shortage of truck drivers that affects logistics.

Feb 10 • 02:30 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

The Convenience Store, the Grocery Store, and 10/11 are Replaced by SPAR

SPAR is set to replace popular local convenience and grocery stores including Krambúðin, Kjörbúðin, and 10/11.

Feb 4 • 09:59 UTC
🇰🇷 Hankyoreh (KR)
National & Local

CU Payangbreton, GS25 Playb... the fun of choosing convenience store bread, sales ‘soaring’

Amid rising bread prices due to 'breadflation', convenience stores are diversifying their bread offerings to boost sales, with CU reporting a 30.5% increase in differentiated bread sales compared to the previous year.

Feb 3 • 03:23 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Crime & Justice

San Francisco uncovers nine secret drug and gambling dens disguised as convenience stores

San Francisco officials have revealed that at least nine secret drug and gambling dens disguised as convenience stores have been shut down in the Tenderloin neighborhood over the past 18 months.

Feb 3 • 03:06 UTC
🇺🇸 New York Times
National & Local

Steve Sheetz, Who Popularized Convenience Stores as a C.E.O., Dies at 77

Steve Sheetz, the influential CEO who helped popularize convenience stores, has passed away at the age of 77.

Jan 6 • 01:16 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
Life & Tech

America's best coffee isn't in cafes anymore — it's showing up at gas stations

A recent trend reveals that some of the best coffee in America is now being served at gas stations and convenience stores, rather than traditional cafés.

Jan 3 • 22:03 UTC

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