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In July 2007, convenience store chain [[7-Eleven]] converted 11 of its stores in the United States and one in Canada into Kwik-E-Marts to promote the release of ''[[The Simpsons Movie]]''.<ref name="E!">{{cite news |author=Josh Grossberg |date=July 2, 2007 |title=Cowabunga! 7-Elevens Get Kwik-E Makeover |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=4082c01a-a201-4b22-8c30-1f51e4a41a5a |access-date=February 24, 2008 |publisher=[[E! News]]}}</ref> The locations of the renovated Kwik-E-Marts were: [[Bladensburg, Maryland]]/Washington, D.C.; [[Burbank, California]]; [[Chicago]]; [[Dallas]]; [[Denver]]; [[Henderson, Nevada|Henderson]]/[[Las Vegas]]; [[Los Angeles]]; [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]]/[[San Francisco]]; New York City; [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]]/[[Lake Buena Vista, Florida]]; [[Seattle]];<ref name="FOX">{{cite news |date=July 1, 2007 |title=7-Eleven Becomes Kwik-E-Mart for 'Simpsons Movie' Promotion |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,287578,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704143203/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C287578%2C00.html |archive-date=July 4, 2007 |access-date=July 3, 2007 |publisher=[[Fox News Channel|Fox News]]}}</ref> and [[Vancouver]]/[[Coquitlam, British Columbia]], Canada.<ref>{{cite news |date=October 30, 2007 |title=Oh Canada, D'oh Homer |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2007/07/04/kwick-e-mart.html |access-date=July 4, 2007 |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref> These 12 locations, as well as the majority of other North American 7-Elevens, sold products found in ''The Simpsons'', such as "[[Products produced from The Simpsons#Buzz Cola|Buzz Cola]]", "[[Products produced from The Simpsons#Krusty-O's|Krusty-O's]]", "[[Products produced from The Simpsons#Squishee|Squishee]]s", pink frosted "Sprinklicious doughnuts", and other ''Simpsons''-themed merchandise. The Squishes were [[Slurpee]]s that are sold in special collector cups, and the Krusty-O's were made by [[MOM Brands|Malt-O-Meal]].<ref name="FOX" /> The promotion resulted in a 30% increase in profits for the changed 7-Eleven stores. This can be seen during the opening of ''The Simpsons Movie''.<ref name="tieins">{{cite news |author=Gail Schiller |date=July 6, 2007 |title=D'oh! 'Simpsons' limits tie-in partners |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i5cd11e0c6fc24e90a897224f6f3c214d |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070708103103/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i5cd11e0c6fc24e90a897224f6f3c214d |archive-date=July 8, 2007 |access-date=July 6, 2007 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref>
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[[File:MoesBarConcepcion2016.jpg|thumb|Moe's Bar in Concepción, Chile, based on images from ''The Simpsons''.]]
Moe's Tavern, or often simply referred to as "Moe's", is a fictional bar operated and named after the owner, [[Moe Szyslak]]. Moe's Tavern first appeared in the first episode of the series "[[
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