Editing Convenience store (section)

===Mexico===
[[File:OxxoObreraDF.JPG|thumb|left|An Oxxo store]]
[[File:Miscelanea en Xalatlaco.jpg|thumb|200px|A family-run Miscelánea]]
[[Oxxo]] is the largest chain in the country, with more than 15,000 stores around the country. Other convenience stores, such as [[Tiendas Extra]], [[7-Eleven]], [[Super City (store)|SuperCity]], [[ampm]], and [[Circle K]], are also found in [[Mexico]]. The first convenience store in the country, Super 7 (now a 7-Eleven), was opened in 1976 in [[Monterrey]], [[Nuevo León]].{{citation needed|date=December 2012}} There are also some regional chains, like Amigo Express and CB Mas, that operate in [[Comarca Lagunera]], Super Q and El Matador in [[Queretaro]], Coyote in central Mexico, Kiosko in [[Colima]] and some locations in nearby states, and JV in northeastern Mexico. Stores sell fast food like [[coffee]], [[hot dogs]], [[nachos]] and prepaid cellphones between MXN$20 and MXN$500, mainly [[Telcel]] and [[Movistar]], [[newspaper]]s, [[magazines]], and [[Panini Comics|Panini]] products and other novelties.

''Misceláneas'' (literally meaning "place where miscellaneous items are sold" and otherwise called ''tiendas de abarrotes'' (grocery store) in some parts of the country) are smaller, family-run convenience stores often found in central and southern Mexico. They operate in many locations, from rural communities to [[suburban]] residential neighborhoods, usually located in front of or below the family's residence. They often fulfill the role of neighborhood meeting points and places to disseminate community news. While offering a more limited, and sometimes varied, assortment of items than corporate chains, they fill a void in areas where corporations do not operate. Usually they sell homemade snacks such as tortas and sandwiches, made by the owners. They also provide items in smaller quantities than would be offered for sale in larger stores and markets; for example, selling single cigarettes along with full packs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://direccionestrategica.itam.mx/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MIscelaneasOK.doc |title=Las misceláneas en México |author1=Merino, María |author2=Mondragón, Carlos |work=Strategic Direction & Planning, [[Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México]] |language=es |url-status=bot: unknown |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160624053835/http://direccionestrategica.itam.mx/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/MIscelaneasOK.doc |archive-date=24 June 2016 }}</ref>