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Economy Society

Brittany Postcard: Saving The Only Store In Town (With Amazon Just A Click Away)

Our battle to keep local stores open, despite the evolution of our consumption habits, may just be the expression of nostalgia of a rural dream that is gone. Or is it really?

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blog Food / Travel

Welcome To 7-Eleven Island: Unpacking Taiwan’s Culture Of Convenience

A visitor from mainland China reflects on Taiwan’s love affair with the always-open, eternally stocked convenience store.

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Ideas

China’s Lynch-Mob Justice? Even Baby-Killers Deserve Their Day In Court

-OpEd- BEIJING – A few days ago in the northeastern city of Changchun, a man left his baby in his SUV while he went inside a convenience store. He returned to find his car, which he had left unlocked and running, stolen, along with the baby. After 48 hours of public mobilization and searches, Zhou […]

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