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Convenience Stores Go Downstream, Mom-and-Pop Shops Fight Back

As night falls in the city, young people in first-tier cities enjoy convenience store snacks like oden, but rural youth lack such access. Now, provinces like Sichuan and Jiangsu are pushing to build convenience stores in villages, while brands like Lawson, 7-Eleven, and FamilyMart expand into lower-tier cities, facing competition from mom-and-pop shops that dominate these markets.