Stop n Go

Diane and Wally,
You know full well that I'm playing devil's advocate a bit here! (Even so, Wally, 'mom and pop, 7 eleven' doesn't mean all that much to me either!).
Have just read a short but good book and I thoroughly recommend it to you both. I laughed out loud a few times on the train and bus!
It's called; 'That's Not English' by Erin Moore. It's subtitle is 'Britishisms, Americanisms and What Our English Says About Us'. Printed (first edition 2015) in the UK by Vintage (Humour) - part of the Random House publishing empire. She's American by the way - living in the UK.
I hope it is available in the US.
Best wishes,
Andy

I think I've seen that title, Andy, and I'll bet it's entertaining! I really love odd details of language, especially the "two Englishes!" (Yes, I know you are exaggerating your puzzlement.) As for little stores like this, no matter what they're named, don't you have them in the UK? I discovered that Japan is the Empire of Convenience Stores (and the other phenomenon: vending machines), including the American chain 7-11.

They are called 'corner shops' Diane, even if not on a corner.
Unfortunately they are often given the derogatory name 'Paki shops' in the UK and the same shops in Spain are called 'Chinos'. These terms are mainly used unthinkingly rather than maliciously but even so they are not terms that I would use.

Corner shops or corner stores in Australia.