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In Spanish, bodega is a term for "storeroom" or "wine cellar", or "warehouse", with a similar origin to the words "boutique" and "apothecary"; the precise meaning varies regionally in the Spanish language, and the later New York City term evolved from Puerto Rican and Cuban usage for "small grocery".
Interior of a Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store (2014) A typical bodega in New York City (2019). A convenience store, convenience shop, bodega, corner store, corner shop, or superette is a small retail store that stocks a range of everyday items such as convenience food, groceries, beverages, tobacco products, lottery tickets, over-the-counter drugs, toiletries, newspapers and magazines.
The first official Oxxo store was opened in 1979 in Guadalupe, Nuevo León. Oxxo stores then spread to Chihuahua, Hermosillo, and Nuevo Laredo. Throughout the eighties, Oxxo gained fame in the cities where it was established. In 1998, the 1,000th store was opened. On July 6, 2010, the opening of the 9,000th store, in Oaxaca, was announced. [5]
SPAR, originally "DESPAR", styled as "DE SPAR" [2] (Dutch pronunciation: [də ˈspɑr]), is a Dutch multinational franchise that provides branding, supplies and support services for independently owned and operated food retail stores. [3]
Carrefour Express is a convenience store chain owned and operated by French retailer Carrefour with locations in three continents. Carrefour Express was created in 2007 to consolidate all convenience stores owned by Carrefour worldwide under one name.
The Washington County Commissioners sent a proposal to update the definition of a convenience store back to the Planning Commission.
Onigiri at a convenience store in Kamakura, Japan. In 2007, it was noted in the book Australia's food & nutrition 2012 that a distinct increase in convenience food consumption had been occurring in Australia. [24] In the Republic of Ireland, breakfast rolls eaten by busy workers became a symbol of the Celtic Tiger economic boom. [25]
FEMSA Comercio operates OXXO, the leading convenience store chain in Mexico and a growing portfolio of other small-format retail chains in Latin America. [23]OXXO, a subsidiary of FEMSA, was established in 1978. [23]