Why There’s a Billion-Dollar Battle to Own 7-Eleven

pilgrimage: 순례
Where eager tourists make the pilgrimage to see how many meals they can have there a day.

merchandiser: 상인
7-Eleven started as an ice vendor in Dallas, Texas and gradually became a general merchandiser selling eggs, bread, and milk.

ambition: 야망
Currently, the company is doing business in 20 countries and they have an ambition to increase that to 30 countries by 2030.

municipal: 도시의
You can get a lot of social services, municipal services, sending packages, banking.

corresponding: 해당하는
Trucks will then pick up these products from one of many distribution centers and deliver them to the corresponding store.

implement: 시행하다
Which is why it’s been under pressure to implement reforms.

dominant: 우세한
To create the world’s dominant convenience store empire.