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A Walmart Supercenter is a fluorescent palace of American consumption.To US shoppers, it’s a utilitarian one-stop shop where groceries, televisions, tires, and just about everything else sit beneath one enormous roof.To some international World Cup fans, though, it is a viral tourist sensation. Many fans made a point to visit…

For years, fast-food chains fought to steal customers from one another. Increasingly, their biggest competition may be coming from the grocery aisle.As inflation-weary consumers rethink what counts as a good value, supermarkets’ expanding prepared-food offerings are becoming a viable alternative to a drive-thru meal. New foot-traffic data from location analytics…

I’ve been to Japan over a dozen times and eaten enough convenience store egg salad sandwiches to call myself an authority.I’ve had them for breakfast, at the standing tables at a 7-Eleven in Osaka. I’ve had them for lunch, with a slice of Family Mart chicken stuffed in the middle,…