Ruby enumerable fun sugar: http://ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Enumerable.html

ruby-enumerables-sugar.rb

stores.each do |store|
  if country == store[:name]
    store_id = store[:id]
    break
  end
end

# http://ruby-doc.org/core-1.9.3/Enumerable.html
### With #select

s = stores.select{ |store| country == store[:id] }.first  # select returns an array
store_id = s[:id]


### With #find

s = stores.find{ |store| country == store[:id] }
store_id = s[:id]


### with a conditional just in case no elements match

s = stores.find{ |store| country == store[:id] }
store_id = s[:id] if s

### with really lazy and sometimes easy-to-screwup assignment via-if

if( s = stores.find{ |store| country == store[:id] } )
  store_id = s[:id]
end