Femsa also operates OXXO, the largest and most profitable chain of convenience stores in Latin America.

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There's even a chain of convenience stores called Puffin Stop.

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Wawa, a regional chain of six hundred convenience stores known for its near cult-like customer following, screens potential store managers fiercely against two values: Delight Customers and Value People.

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Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman and John Koskinen, chair of the President Council on Y2K Conversion, flanked by representatives from the food industry, said that grocery stores, convenience stores and major chain restaurants have completed their Y2K preparations and anticipate no problems for consumers.

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For the study, the researchers used two data sets from chain stores and interviewed managers of nine convenience store chains.

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Tesco's move, preceded by the Co-op's purchase of the Alldays chain earlier this week, has shown that convenience stores are in demand.

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Its properties are primarily free-standing, single tenant buildings occupied by well-known national chain restaurants, auto-parts stores, and convenience stores.

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The 2011 proposed rules would require chain restaurants with 20 or more locations, along with bakeries, grocery stores, convenience stores and coffee chains, to clearly post the calorie count for each item on their menus.

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