7-eleven

     

7-Eleven is a worlwide chain of convenience stores. It is, since March 2007, the largest chain store in any category, beating McDonald's by 1,000 stores. Its stores are located in eighteen countries, with its largest markets being Japan, the United States, Taiwan, and Thailand.

Trivia about 7-eleven

  • With over 20,000 stores worldwide, it began trading on the NYSE in July 2000 under the symbol SE
  • Oh, thank heaven for this largest chain of convenience stores where you can get a Big Gulp day or night
  • On 7/11/2000 this company announced the opening of its 20,000th store, a new one in Tokyo
  • Convenience store chain named for its hours of operation in 1946; today you can get a Double Gulp there 24-7
  • In the 1980s a well-publicized ban on Playboy occured when this convenience store chain removed it
  • In 1999 the Southland Corp. took the name of this chain store, once a mere subsidiary

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