Store opening.Store Opening: Famima Corp., a Torrance-based convenience store chain, opened its eighth store. This one is in downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or at the corner of Figueroa Street Figueroa Street is a street in Los Angeles County, California. It runs in a north/south direction for a length of more than 30 miles (48 km) between the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock and Wilmington. and Eighth Street. Famima sells fresh prepared packaged gourmet meals including sushi, salads, sandwiches, dim sum, Chicken Korma korma Noun a type of mild Indian dish consisting of meat or vegetables cooked in water, yoghurt, or cream [from Urdu] , and hot soup. The company was founded in 2004 as the American extension of FamilyMart Co., Ltd., a leading convenience store chain based in Tokyo with 12,914 stores around Japan, Taiwan, Korea, Thailand, and China. On his recent visit to Asia, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa announced a cooperative campaign with FamilyMart called "See MY L.A." to promote Los Angeles as a travel destination in FamilyMart stores. Since its inaugural store in West Hollywood in July 2005, Famima has established locations in Westwood, Torrance, Santa Monica Third Street Promenade The Third Street Promenade is a pedestrian street in Santa Monica, California, United States. It is considered one of the premier shopping destinations in West Los Angeles and frequently draws crowds from all over Los Angeles County. , Hollywood, and Pasadena. |
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