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  • September 2008

    • Boston Bans Drugstore Cigarette Sales

      Boston Globe  |  Sep 5, 08 6:26 AM CDT

      Boston Bans Drugstore Cigarette Sales

      (Newser) - Boston's health honchos have approved some of the country's toughest anti-tobacco rules by banning sales at some stores, the Boston Globe reports. The new rules forbid pharmacies and campus convenience stores from selling cigarettes. They also ban smoking on bar and restaurant patios. The city's cigar parlors, previously exempt, will also have to stub out after a 5-year grace period expires. More »

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      smoking  • Boston  • tobacco  • cigarette  • convenience stores  • pharmacy  • cigarette sales

  • June 2008

    • As Gas Prices Climb, So Do Gas Thefts

      Newsweek  |  Jun 14, 08 11:50 AM CDT

      As Gas Prices Climb, So Do Gas Thefts

      (Newser) - With gas prices soaring above $4 a gallon, gas thefts are up across the country, and thieves are devising ever-more-creative means of snatching the stuff, Newsweek reports. Some manage to keep the gas flowing after paying for only a few gallons; others siphon fuel from unsuspecting drivers’ SUVs. Some even use life-threatening maneuvers to gather hundreds of gallons. More »

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      crime  • gas prices  • gas  • theft  • convenience stores

  • January 2008

    • 7-Eleven Takes Top Franchise

      Entrepreneur  |  Jan 18, 08 7:20 PM CST

      7-Eleven Takes Top Franchise

      (Newser) - After 16 years of flirting with the top seat, 7-Eleven has finally wrested the title of No. 1 franchise away from sandwich heavyweight Subway, reports Entrepreneu r. With 5,580 US stores, 25,062 worldwide, and a new one opening up somewhere every four and a half hours, the convenience giant has charted its own unique path to Big Gulp glory. More »

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      franchise  • Subway  • convenience stores  • 7 Eleven

  • July 2007

    • Shoppers Ignore Dying Murder Victim

      Associated Press  |  Jul 5, 07 4:07 PM CDT

      Shoppers Ignore Dying Murder Victim

      (Newser) - Convenience store murders rarely make national news, but when shoppers at a Witchita store did nothing to help a stabbing victim who lay bleeding to death on the floor—except to snap cell phone photos of her—the lack of response did. Wichita Eagle columnist Mark McCormick reported that shoppers actually stepped around and over the body to make their purchases. More »

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      murder  • crime  • Kansas  • stabbing  • convenience stores  • Wichita

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