{"id":1821,"date":"2025-02-11T15:24:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jmsc6110a.com\/2025b\/?p=1821"},"modified":"2025-02-11T15:26:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T15:26:13","slug":"chinas-first-sams-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jmsc6110a.com\/2025b\/chinas-first-sams-club\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s first Sam&#8217;s Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Do you know where the<strong> first Sam&#8217;s Club<\/strong> supermarket in China was opened?<br \/>\nMany people would probably guess it&#8217;s in Shanghai. 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