Convenience store
A convenience store is a small retail business that stocks a range of everyday items such as groceries, snack foods, candy, toiletries, soft drinks, tobacco products, magazines and newspapers. Such stores may also offer money order and wire transfer services. In some jurisdictions, corner stores are licensed to sell alcohol, typically beer and wine. They differ from general stores and village shops in that they are not in a rural location and are used as a convenient supplement to larger stores.
A convenience store may be part of a gas/petrol station. It may be located alongside a busy road, in an urban area, or near a railway or railroad station or other transport hub. In some countries, convenience stores have long shopping hours, some being open 24 hours.
Convenience stores usually charge significantly higher prices than conventional grocery stores or supermarkets, as convenience stores order smaller quantities of inventory at higher per-unit prices from wholesalers. However convenience stores make up for this by having longer opening hours, serving more locations, and having shorter cashier lines.
Konbini (Media)
Konbini is a multi format media company producing its own mix of Culture, Art and engaging news content. It promotes the new post-journalism era, advocating an editorial line with a clear cut on Positive Pop Culture and a commitment to develop local emerging talents.
Now a Lifestyle brand, Konbini was originally launched in 2008 in Paris, with two satellites in Los Angeles and London. At the time, its founders, David Creuzot and Lucie Beudet had already broken the ground as a creative tandem within the European Media industry. They wanted to move forward by creating a completey new concept, so Konbini became one of the first websites to put Social Media platforms at the heart of their strategy.
Konbini's aim is to constantly adapt and challenge the needs of a new over-informed web community by proposing highly visual, multi-format, and intelligent content. Konbini recognises social media as a new power, and channels it to take strong positions in subjects such as combatting HIV amongst youngsters, sustainability in the future of water, and Gender Equality progress. Konbini also regularly showcases works by emerging artists across multiple disciplines and offers sponsorships to both niche cultural events and programs with international visibility with household names like Michel Gondry.
