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List of convenience stores

List of convenience stores is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of convenience stores rather than just read about it. In short: The following is a list of convenience stores or convenience shops organized by geographical location and by the country where the headquarters are located. Multinational chains Convenience stores by country Africa Kenya National Oil Morocco Mini-Brahim South Africa Woolworths Foodstop, partnered with Engen Pick n Pay Express, partnered with BP FreshStop, partnered with Astron Spar Express, partnered with Shell Circ…

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Reference excerpt

The following is a list of convenience stores or convenience shops organized by geographical location and by the country where the headquarters are located.

Multinational chains

Convenience stores by country

Africa

Kenya National Oil

Morocco Mini-Brahim

South Africa Woolworths Foodstop, partnered with Engen Pick n Pay Express, partnered with BP FreshStop, partnered with Astron Spar Express, partnered with Shell Circle K, partnered with Puma Sasol delight (in-house Sasol brand)

Asia

China 7-Eleven Circle K FamilyMart Lawson Ministop Suning VanGO Wumart

Hong Kong Circle K Ministop PARKnSHOP Express 7-Eleven VanGO

India Smart Bazaar LuLu Group International Spencer's Reliance Fresh Spar More DMart 7-Eleven

Indonesia 212 Mart Alfamart Alfamidi Circle K FamilyMart Indomaret Lawson Defunct:

7-Eleven

Japan

7 & 11 (7-Eleven) Lawson FamilyMart Circle K Sunkus (Acquired by FamilyMart) Ministop Daily Yamazaki Poplar Seicomart NewDays (JR East) My Basket (Aeon)

Malaysia 7-Eleven MyNews KR1M (dissolved, formerly owned by the Government of Malaysia and managed by Mydin) MyMart CU Econsave Emart24 KK Super Mart Kedai Runcit Usaha Kami (closed) 99 Speedmart FamilyMart

Mongolia CU (more than 310 stores) GS25

Pakistan Carrefour (JV with MAF under the name of "Hyper Star") Metro Cash and Carry SPAR

Philippines 7-Eleven Circle K FamilyMart Minimart Lawson Alfamart Uncle John's

Singapore

Cheers/FairPrice Xpress (owned by NTUC FairPrice) 7-Eleven (owned by DFI Retail Group)

South Korea GS25 CU 7-Eleven emart24 storyway ministop (Acquired by 7-Eleven)

Taiwan 7-Eleven FamilyMart Hi-Life OK Mart Simple Mart

Thailand 7-Eleven Lotus's Go Fresh FamilyMart Fresh Mart (700+ shops) Mini Big C (396 shops as of 2016) 108 Shop Mini Outlet (now operates or services over 250 shops) Jiffy Lawson 108 Tops Daily

Vietnam B's Mart (owned by Berli Jucker) Bach Hoa Xanh (owned by MWG) Cheers (joint venture between Saigon Co.op and NTUC Fairprice) Co.op Smile & Co.op Food (owned by Saigon Co.op) Circle K FamilyMart GS25 Ministop Winmart+ (owned by Masan Group) 7-Eleven Defunct:

ampm (ended business in 1998)

Europe Listed by country where headquartered:

Finland

R-kioski owned by Reitangruppen Sale, Alepa, owned by the S Group

France 8 à Huit Carrefour City – France

Hungary CBA COOP

Ireland Centra – Ireland and Northern Ireland, owned by the Musgrave Group

Netherlands Albert Heijn To Go – owned by Stationsfoodstore, a franchiser of Albert Heijn (in addition to normal Albert Heijn supermarkets elsewhere) Jumbo City - can be found within city centers and some train stations. SPAR (EuroSpar, SuperSpar) – large chain throughout Europe

Norway 7-Eleven Coop Mega – owned by Coop Norge Coop Prix – owned by Coop Norge Bunnpris – owned by I.K. Lykke Deli de Luca – Norway – owned by Norgesgruppen Extra – owned by Coop Norge Kiwi – owned by Norgesgruppene Narvesen – operates in Norway, Latvia, and Lithuania – owned by Reitan Group Meny – operates in Norway and Denmark – owned by Norgesgruppen Pressbyrån – operates in Sweden – owned by Reitan Group Rema 1000 – bought Lidl Norge – operates in Norway, Denmark and Sweden – owned by Reitan Group R-kioski – operates in Finland and Estonia – bought by Reitan Group in 2012

Poland Freshmarket Groszek Małpka Express Polomarket Społem Żabka – operates in Eastern Europe; the Czech Republic division was sold to Tesco in 2010

Russia Dixy Magnit Mini Lenta Pyaterochka SPAR VkusVill

Spain DIA Mercadona

Switzerland Coop Denner Migros

United Kingdom

Best-One – supplied by Bestway Budgens – owned by Booker Retail Partners GB Co-op Food Costcutter David Sands Happy Shopper – Supplied by Booker Cash & Carry, which, in turn, is owned by Tesco plc. Kwik Save – bought by Costcutter in 2012 L&F Jones Little Waitrose – convenience shop format for John Lewis' Waitrose Supermarkets Londis – owned by Booker Retail Partners GB Mace – convenience shop format for Palmer & Harvey wholesale Morning, Noon & Night – Scotland Nisa – private limited company and retailers' co-operative One Stop – owned by Tesco plc Premier Stores – Supplied by Booker Cash & Carry, which, in turn, is owned by Tesco plc. Sainsbury's Local – including Sainsbury's at Bells, convenience shop format for Sainsbury's supermarkets Tesco Express – convenience shop format for Tesco, a supermarket chain WHSmith

North America Listed by country or country subdivision:

Canada Becker's Circle K Couche-Tard/Provi-Soir Irving Blue Canoe / Irving Mainway Needs Convenience OLCO On the Run, at Exxon and Mobil stations in the US; Esso and Mobil stations internationally, owned by Couche-Tard Pioneer Quickie Convenience Stores

Mexico 7-Eleven Farmacias Guadalajara OXXO Super City – owned by Soriana Tiendas Extra

United States Stores are listed by the location of their corporate headquarters. Most of these operate in multiple states:

Arizona Circle K (Tempe)

California ampm (La Palma) – located at ARCO gas stations ExtraMile (San Ramon) – at Chevron gas stations

Colorado Loaf 'N Jug (Pueblo) – a division of EG Group

Florida Gate Petroleum (Jacksonville)

Georgia RaceTrac (Atlanta) Stuckey's (Eastman)

Hawaii ABC Stores (Honolulu) Aloha Island Mart (Honolulu) – owned by Aloha Petroleum nomnom (Honolulu) – owned by Par Hawaii, a subsidiary of Par Pacific Holdings Sullivan Family of Companies (Honolulu) – owns several chains in Hawaii

Idaho Albertsons Express (Boise) Jacksons Food Stores (Boise) Roady's Truck Stops (New Plymouth)

Illinois Foxtrot (Chicago) Huck's Food & Fuel (Carmi) Jewel Express (Itasca) Road Ranger (Rockford) Wally's (Pontiac)

Indiana Martin's Fuel Centers (South Bend)

Iowa Casey's General Stores (Ankeny) – concentrated in the Midwestern US, primarily in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, and Missouri Kum & Go (Hampton) – operates in the Midwestern US

Kansas Kwik Shop (Hutchinson) – a division of EG Group

Kentucky Minit Mart (Bowling Green) Thorntons (Louisville)

Maryland High's Dairy Store (Hanover) Royal Farms (Baltimore)

Massachusetts Cumberland Farms (Framingham) – locations throughout New England

Michigan Meijer (Grand Rapids) – located at Meijer hypermarkets, with a few standalone convenience stores in Michigan WESCO (North Muskegon)

Minnesota Cenex (Inver Grove Heights) – owned by CHS Inc. Holiday Stationstores (Bloomington)

Mississippi Jr. Food Mart (Flowood)

Missouri Break Time (Columbia) – owned by MFA Oil

Montana Town Pump (Butte) – operates truck stops with casinos in Montana

Nevada EddieWorld (Beatty) Terrible Herbst (Las Vegas)

New Jersey QuickChek (Whitehouse Station)

New Mexico Allsup's (Clovis)

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with List of convenience stores

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what List of convenience stores claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about List of convenience stores ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of List of convenience stores

In research: List of convenience stores appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses List of convenience stores in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: List of convenience stores is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Convenience stores, Lists by country, Lists of retail companies, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for List of convenience stores outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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What is List of convenience stores in simple terms?

The following is a list of convenience stores or convenience shops organized by geographical location and by the country where the headquarters are located. Multinational chains Convenience stores by country Africa Kenya National Oil Morocco Mini-Brahim South Africa Woolworths Foodstop, partnered w…

Why does List of convenience stores matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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