7-Eleven 7-Eleven, Inc. Type Subsidiary Industry Retail (convenience stores) Founded 1927 Headquarters Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Number of locations 39,000+ Key people Joseph DePinto, President/CEO Products Slurpee beverage Big Gulp beverage Cup Other products include: coffee, sandwiches, prepared foods, gasoline, dairy prod ucts, various beverages Revenue $16.681 billion (Estimated) US$ (2009)[1] Employees 45,000 (2010 NA) Parent Seven & I Holdings Co. Ltd. Website 7-eleven.com 7andi.com sej.co.jp 7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores, operating unde r Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd, which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co. o f Japan.[2] 7-Eleven, primarily operating as a franchise, is the world's largest operator, f ranchisor and licensor of convenience stores, with more than 39,000 outlets,[3] surpassing the previous record-holder McDonald's Corporation in 2007 by approxim ately 1,000 retail stores.[4] The US subsidiary of the Japanese firm has its hea dquarters in the One Arts Plaza building in downtown Dallas, Texas.[5] Its store s are located in 16 countries, with its largest markets being Japan, the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand.[6] Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Products and services 2.1 Other products 3 Around the world 3.1 Asia-Pacific 3.1.1 Australia 3.1.2 China 3.1.3 Hong Kong 3.1.4 Japan 3.1.5 Macau 3.1.6 Malaysia 3.1.7 Philippines 3.1.8 Indonesia 3.1.9 Singapore 3.1.10 South Korea 3.1.11 Taiwan 3.1.12 Thailand 3.2 North America 3.2.1 Canada 3.2.2 Mexico 3.2.3 United States 3.3 Scandinavia 3.3.1 Denmark 3.3.2 Norway 3.3.3 Sweden 4 Rankings 5 The name 6 Parodies

7 References 8 External links [edit] History One Arts Plaza, which houses the US headquarters of 7-ElevenThe company has its origins in 1927 in Dallas, Texas, when an employee of Southland Ice Company, Joe C. Thompson, started selling milk, eggs and bread from an ice house.[7][8] The original location was an improvised storefront at Southland Ice Company, an icemanufacturing plant owned by John Jefferson Green. Although small grocery stores and general merchandisers were present in the immediate area, Thompson, the man ager of the ice plant, discovered selling convenience items, such as bread and m ilk, was popular due to the ice's ability to preserve the items. This significan tly cut back on the need to travel long distances to the grocery stores for basi c items. Thompson eventually bought the Southland Ice Company and turned it into Southland Corporation, which oversaw several locations which opened in the Dall as area. Initially, these stores were open from 7 am to 11 pm, hours unprecedent ed in their length, hence the name. The company began to use the 7-Eleven name i n 1946. By 1952, 7-Eleven opened its 100th store. It was incorporated as Southla nd Corporation in 1961.[9] In 1962, 7-Eleven first experimented with a 24-hour schedule in Austin, Texas.[1 0] By 1963, 24-hour stores were established in Las Vegas, Fort Worth, and Dallas .[11] In the 1980s, the company ran into financial difficulties, selling off its ice d ivision, and was rescued from bankruptcy by Ito-Yokado, its largest franchisee. In 1987, John Philp Thompson, the CEO of 7-Eleven, completed a $5.2 billion mana gement buyout of the company his father had founded.[12] The buyout suffered fro m the 1987 stock market crash and after failing initially to raise high yield de bt financing, the company was required to offer a portion of the company's stock as an inducement to invest in the company's bonds.[13][14] The Japanese company gained a controlling share of 7-Eleven in 1991,[9] during t he Japanese asset bubble of the early 1990s. Ito-Yokado formed Seven & I Holding s Co. and 7-Eleven became its subsidiary in 2005. In 2007, Seven & I Holdings an nounced it would be expanding their American operations, with an additional 1,00 0 7-Eleven stores in the U.S. [edit] Products and services 1.2-liter Super Big GulpAmong 7-Eleven's offerings are private label products, i ncluding Slurpee, a partially frozen soft drink introduced in 1967,[15] and the Big Gulp introduced in 1980[15] that packaged soft drinks in large cups ranging in size from 20 to 64 US fluid ounces (0.59 to 1.9 liters). [edit] Other productsIn addition to Slurpee and the Big Gulp, 7-Eleven would com e to own or operate several brands of food and concepts, including Movie Quik, a n in-store video-rental service; Citgo, the gas brand sold at many locations up until 2006; as well as Chief Auto Parts, which had locations adjacent to or near several 7-Eleven locations. They bought White Hen Inc. on August 10, 2006, most ly in or around the Chicago area, and plan to convert all of the remaining White Hens to 7-Eleven stores. Since 2005, the company has offered 7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless, a prepaid phone service where a cellphone can be purchased directly from a 7-Eleven store in th e US and Canada and activated on the spot. The 7-Eleven convenience store announced on November 3, 2009 that it was releasi ng two low-priced proprietary wines in the United States and Japan (under the "Y osemite Road" brand).[16]

[edit] Around the world[edit] Asia-Pacific[edit] AustraliaThe first 7-Eleven in Australia opened on August 24, 1977 in the Melbourne suburb of Oakleigh. There a re currently 565 stores in the states of Victoria, New South Wales and Queenslan d; the majority of stores are in metropolitan areas, particularly in CBD areas. Stores in suburban areas often operate as petrol stations. Stores are owned and operated as franchises, with a central administration. 7-Eleven stores sell gift cards including three types of prepaid VISA cards. The re are daily newspapers, drinks, confectionery, and snack foods. They sell pre-p repared food such as sandwiches, wraps, pies, sausage rolls under their propriet ary brand 'munch' delivered fresh into stores daily. 7-Eleven stores have partnered with BankWest and have BankWest ATMs in all of th eir stores.[17] Every year on 7 November, one small cup of free Slurpee is given to each custome r in honor to Seven Eleven Day. (November is the 11th month which makes it 7/11) [18] In March 2010, the company ran a promotion where every customer purchasing fuel received a free small Slurpee. 7-Eleven has acquired 295 Mobil service stations in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria that were originally planned for sale to Caltex. T wenty-nine sites in South Australia were subsequently on sold to Peregrine Corpo ration, to be badged as On the Run convenience stores.[19][20] [edit] China7-Eleven has been operating in the People's Republic of China in cit ies including Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Shenzhen and Guangzhou, since 2008. So me stores were open since 1996. It offers little or no brand name items like Slu rpee. However, they offer a wide array of warm food, including traditional items like the steamed, filled bun. Also sold are some beverages, alcohol, candy, per iodicals, and other convenience items. As of April, 2009, there were 591 7-Eleve n locations in mainland China.[citation needed] Although Beijing locations were originally planned to be open "from 7:00 am until 11:00 pm, to suit the lifestyl e of Beijingers",[21] the majority are open 24 hours every day. [edit] Hong Kong7-Eleven, nicknamed "Little 7" (Chat Jai) by the locals, has ope rated in Hong Kong since 1981 under the ownership of Dairy Farm. With most locat ions being in urbanized areas, approximately 40 percent are franchised stores. I n September 2004, Dairy Farm acquired Daily Stop, a convenience store chain loca ted mainly in the territory's MTR stations, and converted them to 7-Eleven store s. As of 2009, it has 950 stores and made it a second place for the highest dens ity of 7-Eleven stores after Macau, with 1 shop per each 1.16 km. [edit] Japan Japan's first 7-Eleven Store in Koto, Tokyo, opened in May 1974Japan has more 7Eleven locations than anywhere else in the world, where they often bear the titl e of its holding company "Seven & I Holdings". Of the 39,153 stores around the g lobe, 12,925 of them are located in Japan with 1,713 in Tokyo alone. The feel and look of the store is somewhat different from that of the U.S. 7-Ele vens. In Japan they offer a wider selection of products and services. Japanese 7 -Elevens offer not only food, drinks, and magazines, but also video games and co nsoles, music CDs, DVDs, digital cardreaders as well as seasonal items like Chri stmas cakes, Valentine's Day chocolates, and fireworks. Slurpees and Big Gulp su per size soft drinks were introduced in the early 1980s but discontinued some ye ars later. On September 1, 2005, Seven & I Holdings Co., Ltd., a new holding company, becam

e the parent company of 7-Eleven, Ito Yokado, and Denny's Japan. [edit] Macau7-Eleven entered the Macau market in 2005 under the ownership of Dai ry Farm, the same conglomeration group operating Hong Kong's 7-Eleven. With only 29.5km, Macau has 45 stores, making it a single market that has the highest dens ity of 7-Eleven stores, with one store for each 0.65km. [edit] MalaysiaMalaysian 7-Elevens are owned by 7-Eleven Malaysia Sdn. Bhd. whic h now operates 1,359 stores nationwide (as of January 2011). 7-Eleven in Malaysi a was incorporated on June 4, 1984 by the Berjaya Group Berhad. The first 7-Elev en store in Malaysia was opened in October 1984, in Jalan Bukit Bintang, Kuala L umpur. In October 2008, 7-Eleven achieved a milestone opening of its 1,000th sto re in Bandar Sunway, Selangor. It is today the market leader in convenience stor e chain landscape in Malaysia.[citation needed] [edit] Philippines 7-Eleven in Angeles City, Philippines.In the Philippines, 7-Eleven is run by the Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC). Its first store opened in 1984. In 2000, Pr esident Chain Store Corporation (PCSC) of Taiwan, also a licensee of 7-Eleven, b ought the majority shares of PSC and thus formed a strategic alliance for the co nvenience store industry within the area. [edit] IndonesiaIn April 2009, 7-Eleven announced plans to expand its business i n Indonesia through a Master Franchise agreement with Modern Putra Indonesia (a subsidiary of Modern Group, FujiFilm distributor in Indonesia) of Jakarta. Moder n Putra Indonesia's initial plans are to focus on opening stores in Jakarta, tar geting densely populated commercial and office areas, to offer working Indonesia ns a convenient place to shop for lunch, snacks and emergency items. Other major cities, such as Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya, offer future expansion opportun ities.[22] Indonesian government stated in May 2010 that they will monitor 7-Eleven expansi on since it is licensed as convenience store not as mini markets. Indonesian law limits mini market ownership to local companies.[23] [edit] Singapore A 7-Eleven outlet in SingaporeIn Singapore, 7-Eleven forms the largest chain of convenience stores island-wide. There are at present 545 7-Eleven stores scatter ed throughout the country. Stores in Singapore are operated by the Dairy Farm In ternational Holdings, franchised under a licensing agreement with 7-Eleven Incor porated, headquartered in the United States. The first 7-Eleven stores were operated in 1983 with a franchise license under t he Jardine Matheson Group. The license was then acquired by Cold Storage Singapo re, a subsidiary of the Dairy Farm Group, in 1989. At present, 7-Eleven plans to expand its base to include 300 stores, within the next few years. In 2006, 7-El even (Singapore) signed an agreement with Shell Singapore to operate its "Shell Select" convenience stores in all its petrol stations island-wide.[24] In Septem ber 2007, the change-over of Shell Select stores to 7-Eleven were fully complete d.[25] 7-Eleven stores in Singapore operate around the clock, except for stores in Biop olis, hospitals, MRT Stations, some shopping centres, Raffles Institution (Junio r College), ITE College West, Singapore Polytechnic, Republic Polytechnic and Na nyang Technological University, which have shorter operating hours. [edit] South Korea7-Eleven has a presence in the South Korean convenience store market where it competes with Mini Stop, GS25 (formerly LG25), Family Mart and i ndependent competitors. There are 2,282 7-Eleven stores in Korea, with only the United States, Japan, Thailand and Taiwan hosting more stores. Branded products

such as Slurpee or Big Gulp are no longer carried in South Korean stores. [edit] TaiwanMain article: 7-Eleven in Taiwan Two 7-Eleven stores at the same intersectionIn Taiwan, the 7-Eleven is the most popular convenience store, and is owned by the Uni-President chain store under U ni-President Enterprises Corporation. The first store opened in 1980 and since t hen has grown to cover 4,744 stores as of March 25, 2010.[26] Taiwan has the wor ld's fourth largest collection of 7-Eleven convenience stores after Japan, U.S., and Thailand. With 6,200 potential shoppers per store, Taiwan also has the smal lest number of potential shoppers per 7-Eleven convenience store (compared to Ja pan's 14,946 potential customers for each 7-Eleven and the United States' 48,359 customers for each store). With such a high density of stores, it is not an unu sual scene in Taiwan for two 7-Eleven stores to stand face to face across an int ersection. [edit] ThailandThe franchise in Thailand is the CP ALL Public Company Limited, w hich in turn grants franchises to operators. There are about 6,000 7-Elevens in Thailand, half of which are in Bangkok, making Thailand have the 3rd largest num ber of stores after the US and Japan.[26] CP All, the operator of 7-Eleven conve nience stores in Thailand, plans to increase their number to more than 7,000 sto res by 2013. CP All operated 6,300 stores in 2011 and will aim at 6,800 in 2012. 7-Eleven in Japan operates 13,000 stores, the most in the world, followed by 6, 500 in the US and CP All's 6,300 in Thailand. Mr Piyawat said the company plans spending of 5 billion baht to expand business this year. Of the total, 2 billion will be used to open 500 new outlets, one billion to renovate existing stores a nd the rest to develop a new distribution centre in the East.[27] [edit] North America[edit] Canada A 7-Eleven Store with gas station in Woodstock, Ontario, CanadaIn Canada, a limi ted number of 7-Eleven locations have filling stations with gasoline distributed by Shell Canada, Petro-Canada, or Esso. In November 2005, 7-Eleven started offe ring a wireless service called Speak Out Wireless. They also usually have Canadi an Imperial Bank of Commerce ATMs. The first 7-Eleven store to open was in Calga ry on June 29, 1969. There were 457 7-Eleven stores as of January 1, 2010.[28] W innipeg has the world's largest number of slurpee consumers, with an estimated 1 ,500,000 slurpees sold since the first 7-Eleven opened on March 21, 1970. All 7Eleven locations in Canada are currently corporately operated.[29] 7-Eleven abandoned the Ottawa market as of December 2009 selling all its six out lets there to regional convenience chain Quickie. Following concerns over the fa te of 7-Eleven's popular discount mobile phone plan SpeakOut, Quickie offered to assume existing SpeakOut customers and phones into its Good2Go cellphone progra m.[30][31] [edit] MexicoIn Mexico, 7-Eleven was called Super 7. In 1995, the name changed t o 7-Eleven. When stores are located within classic buildings (such as in Histori c Center) or important buildings, the logo at the entrance shows no colors; inst ead, letters are golden or silver. Main competitors in Mexico are OXXO (Femsa), Super City (Soriana) and other local competitors. [edit] United States A 7-Eleven store cobranded with Gulf Oil for gasoline sales in Ellwood City, Pen nsylvania.7-Eleven currently has more than 8,200 owned, operated and franchised stores in the United States-almost all as franchises.[32] Once ubiquitous, 7-Eleven stores are no longer found in some Midwestern and Sout heastern states. In May 1998, it was announced that 113 7-Eleven stores would be sold and converted into Kum & Go stores. In this same time frame, 7-Eleven exit ed the Minnesota market and sold all its Minnesota stores to SuperAmerica. This

led to situations, especially in larger cities like Minneapolis and Saint Paul, where multiple SuperAmerica locations could be found on the same intersection. I n states like Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin, other convenience stores like Holi day Station Stores, SuperAmerica, QuikTrip, Kwik Trip, Casey's, and Speedway occ upy the same market. 7-Eleven Icy Drink cup from Norman, OK 7-Eleven in Oklahoma City advertising the Icy Drink. Outlets in Oklahoma do not sell the item under the traditional name Slurpee.The only independently owned 7Eleven stores are located in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma metropolitan area. Abou t 125 stores are owned by the family of William C. Brown (currently run by son J im Brown) under special arrangement with the company since 1953. William C. Brow n's father was a business associate and family friend of John Thompson. "Bill" h ad recently graduated from the University of Notre Dame and struck out on a ques t to find an area "ripe" for the concept. During his travels he met the Tulsa ba sed QuikTrip chain owner who suggested OKC to Brown. Narrowing down the choices he decided upon Oklahoma and opened store No.1 at NW 23rd & N. Portland Avenue i n OKC.[citation needed] At their inception the Thompson family were part owners of the OKC stores but never the Corporation. Brown would work a shift at the ori ginal store and afterwards would scout new locations to build. The "Oh Thank Hea ven for 7-Eleven" phrase was coined by the Stanford Agency the in-house ad agenc y for 7-Eleven (1954 1981) in 1969. These stores carry a slightly different produc t selection than other 7-Eleven stores in the U.S. as they do not serve hot dogs or nachos. Instead, they have their own bakeries, called Seventh Heaven.[33] Al so, due to this agreement, they carry a non-7-Eleven branded product in lieu of the Slurpee, the Icy Drink, which is not to be confused with the ICEE.[34] The o ne side effect to this arrangement is that national advertising campaigns and pr omotions (e.g. movie marketing tie-ins) cannot be used. In the Pennsylvania market -- a market noted for innovation within the convenien ce store industry -- 7-Eleven competes with Turkey Hill from Lancaster, Wawa fro m the Philadelphia area, and Sheetz from Altoona. 7-Eleven has no presence in th e Altoona State College Johnstown area because of Sheetz,[35] but is predominant in the Pittsburgh region where Sheetz also dominates, as well as South Central Penn sylvania around the state capital of Harrisburg. 7-Eleven is also absent in seve ral cities in Texas (Houston, Galveston, Beaumont, San Antonio - 7-Elevens in th ese cities after 1988 were sold to National Convenience Stores, which owns the S top & Go franchise [36], later acquired by Diamond Shamrock in November 1995 [37 ], now part of Valero since 2006), even though the United States headquarters is based there.[38] 7-Elevens are prevalent in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Te mple, Killeen, Fort Hood, and Austin, TX (primarily on the Interstate 35 corrido r), in West Texas (Midland, Lubbock, El Paso - the West Texas locations west of Interstate 35 are co-branded with Fina gas stations, part of Alon USA's retail b usiness interests which includes Southwest Convenience Stores; 7-Elevens with Fi na gas stations are licensed franchises), and two individual franchises in Smith ville and San Marcos, TX. The current Texas locations are located north of Inter state 10 and west of the Interstate 35 corridor including the Smithville, TX loc ation east of Bastrop, TX. In North Carolina, 7-Elevens were only seen in the no rtheastern part of the state, as part of the Hampton Roads market, between 1988 and 2012. In the rest of the state, there are several equivalents. 7-Eleven has little to no presence in the Albany, New York market due to the prominence there of Stewart's Shops, a local chain. In 1987, Southland acquired High's Dairy Stores of Maryland, Virginia, and Washi ngton, D.C., many of which were converted to 7-Elevens. In March 2007, it was announced that 7-Eleven would sell its corporately owned s tores in northern Texas and in Florida to franchisees;[39] the chain has been fr anchising stores since 1964. The sale will make 7-Eleven virtually a franchise-o

nly operation in six years. 7-Eleven is moving toward franchising most of its remaining corporate locations inside the United States. The 7-Eleven franchise system splits the gross profits 50/50 or close to it, between the company and the individual franchisee. The in itial 7-Eleven franchise term is 15 years. The franchise fee and other upfront f ees collected by 7-Eleven from a newly approved franchisee, in addition to ongoi ng 50:50 sharing of profits, is not transferable to another incoming franchisee in the same store, for the unexpired portion, if any, of the current 15 year con tract. For example if one pays full franchise fee for 15 years and has to leave the store after one year due to any reason, they stand to lose the franchise fee for the remaining 14 years of their term. Supermarket News ranked 7-Eleven's North American operations No. 11 in the 2007 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers" based on 2006 fiscal year estimated sales of $15.0 billion.[40] Based on 2005 revenue, 7-Eleven is the twenty-fourth larg est retailer in the United States.[41] Sign on a 7-Eleven filling station pumpIn the United States, many 7-Eleven locat ions used to have filling stations with gasoline distributed by Citgo, which in 1983 was purchased by Southland Corporation (and 50% of Citgo was subsequently s old in 1986 to Petrleos de Venezuela, S.A. and the remaining 50% in 1990). Althou gh Citgo was the predominant partner of 7-Eleven, other oil companies are also c o-branded with 7-Eleven, including Fina, Exxon, Gulf, Marathon, BP, Sunoco, and Pennzoil. Alon USA is the largest 7-Eleven licensee in North America. On September 27, 2006, 7-Eleven announced its 20-year contract with Citgo was co ming to an end and would not be renewed. 7-Eleven Spokeswoman Margaret Chabris s aid "Regardless of politics, we sympathize with many Americans' concern over der ogatory comments about our country and its leadership recently made by Venezuela 's president Hugo Chvez. Certainly Chvez's position and statements over the past y ear or so didn't tempt us to stay with Citgo." Later she said that "People are m aking it out to be more than it is."[42] Citgo's Chief Executive Felix Rodriguez responded with a correction the following day, accusing 7-Eleven of exploiting the situation to score political points against Chavez, and pointing out that Ci tgo's decision to terminate the contract with 7-Eleven had been made in July, fo r practical and economic reasons: "[The reports are] a manipulation because ever since the month of July have we announced that we did not intend to renew a con tract with 7-Eleven, which was 20 years old and that was part of a bad business deal for Venezuela."[43] A statement found on Citgo's homepage stated, "The 7-El even contract did not fit within CITGO's strategy to balance sales with refinery production after the sale of its interest in a Houston area refinery." At locations that have already phased out Citgo fuel, 7-Eleven is no longer acce pting Citgo's credit cards. 7-Eleven stores that have removed the Citgo sign usu ally replace it with an "Oh Thank Heaven!" or "Fast and Fresh" sign on the main sign display, and simply place the 7-Eleven logo on the canopy over the pumps. In more recent years, however, many gas station locations being built have a 7-E leven, including the acquisition of BP's "Shop" brand on several locations in th e New York metropolitan area. 7-Eleven major competitor is Royal Farms. 7-Eleven signed an agreement with ExxonMobil's retail interests in December 2010 by acqu iring 183 sites in Florida[44] and in August 2011 by acquiring 51 of their On Th e Run stores to the existing 239 locations in the DFW Metroplex.[45] 7-Eleven ex panded their business interests with a partnership with DFW-based Cinemark Theat res after July 2011 where the Slurpee beverage is sold at Cinemark locations in Dallas, Portland, OR, and Houston, TX (which is deemed as a re-entry into the Ho uston, TX metro area since 1988). In past years, 7-Eleven had their marketing ti e-in with blockbuster summer film releases on their Big Gulp and Slurpee cups an

d partnering with Cinemark officially marks the first time that a 7-Eleven brand ed product is sold outside its parent franchise since this was demonstrated at a Dallas, TX sports arena.[46] On April 27, 2011 7-Eleven signed an agreement to purchase Wilson Farms, a Buffa lo-based convenience store chain with 188 outlets in New York state. The additio n of Wilson Farms significantly increased 7-Eleven s presence in the western New Y ork area. In 2012, 7-Eleven entered into an agreement with Sam's Mart convenience stores t o purchase 55 stores in the Charlotte, North Carolina market and convert them to the 7-Eleven brand. This marked 7-Eleven's re-entry into the Charlotte market a fter a 24 year absence. [edit] Scandinavia 7-Eleven in Bergen, NorwayThe owner of the master franchise for 7-Eleven in Scan dinavia is Reitan Servicehandel, a part of the Norwegian retail group Reitan Gro up. All stores are franchised, and 7-Eleven often tries to place the stores on c orners in city centers. After Reitangruppen bought the filling station chain Hyd roTexaco (now YX Energy) in Norway and Denmark in 2006 it has announced that sev eral of the stores at the filling stations will be rebranded 7-Eleven and the pe trol will be supplied by Shell, others will remain under the YX-concept. [edit] Denmark 7-Eleven in Strget, CopenhagenThe first Danish 7-Eleven was opened in sterbro on S eptember 14, 1993. As of October, 2011, there are more than 190 stores, mostly i n Copenhagen, rhus, Aalborg and Odense, including 8 stores at Copenhagen Central Station. In Denmark 7-Eleven has an agreement with Shell, with a nationwide netw ork of Shell/7-Eleven service stations, and an agreement with DSB to have 7-Elev en at most S-tog-stations. [edit] NorwayIn Norway, the first 7-Eleven was opened at Grnerlkka in Oslo on Sept ember 13, 1986. As of October 1, 2010, there are 110 7-Eleven stores in Norway, more than half of these are in Oslo. Norway has the northernmost 7-Eleven in the world, situated in Troms. On a per-capita basis, Norway has one 7 Eleven store for every 47,000 Norwegians, compared to Canada, which has one for every 74,000 Can adians. [edit] SwedenThe first European location of 7-Eleven was Swedish; the first 7-El even in Sweden was opened on Tomtebogatan in Stockholm in 1980. Reitan Serviceha ndel Sverige has the license in Sweden. In the mid-1990s, 7-Eleven in Sweden rec eived adverse publicity, resulting in many stores being sold and closed down. Fo r a time there were only 7-Elevens in Stockholm and Gothenburg. 7-Eleven returne d to the south of Sweden in 2001 when a convenience store opened in Lund. As of the end of 2008, there are 77 7-Elevens in Sweden: most of them in Stockholm, 16 in Gothenburg, 8 in southern Sweden (including two in Lund, two in Helsingborg, three in Malm and one located at Malm-Sturup Airport). After an agreement with Sh ell on August 27, 2007, 112 Shell Select-outlets will be remade into 7-Eleven as of April 2009. [edit] Rankings7-Eleven has been consistently ranked in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500,[47] most recently being selected as the No.1 overall franchise. In additio n, they were also ranked No.38 in Fastest-Growing Franchises[48] and No.2 in Low Cost Franchises.[49] In 2008, 7-Eleven was named the number one franchise by En trepreneur, beating out Subway, which had held the number one spot for 15 years. [50] [edit] The nameThe company's first convenience outlets were known as Tote'm stor es since customers "toted" away their purchases, and some even sported genuine A laskan totem poles in front. In 1946, Tote'm became 7-Eleven to reflect the stor

es' new, extended hours 7 a.m. until 11 pm, seven days a week.[51] The company's c orporate name was changed from Southland Corporation to 7-Eleven, Inc. in 1999. [edit] Parodies In a July 2007 promotional event, 11 U.S. 7-Elevens were temporarily transformed into Kwik-E-Marts, like this Seattle store.7-Eleven is parodied in The Simpsons television series, as a convenience store called Kwik-E-Mart.[52] 7-Eleven is also parodied in the Grand Theft Auto series of video games as a cha in of convenience stores called 24/7 7-Eleven is parodied in Beavis and Butt-head as a convenience store called the M axi Mart. 7-Eleven is parodied in the Mindless Self Indulgence song 'Seven Eleven': "Girls from Seven-Eleven stay up all night. 24 hours a day! Girls from Seven-Ele ven stay up all night. Seven whole days a week! Girls from seven-eleven stay up all night, and I could get a discount." [edit] References^ 2009 Top 100 Retailers. Retrieved October 6, 2010 ^ Seven-Eleven corporate website in Japan[dead link] ^ 7 11 Corporate website[dead link] ^ "7-Eleven world's largest chain store". Japan News Review. July 12, 2007. Arch ived from the original on January 16, 2009. http://www.webcitation.org/5dsuOCKUU . Retrieved January 16, 2009. ^ "7-Eleven, Inc. Announces Aggressive Growth Plans Throughout SoCal." 7-Eleven. Retrieved on November 15, 2009. ^ "Store Development". Corp.7-eleven.com. http://corp.7-eleven.com/RealEstate/ta bid/180/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2011-11-25. ^ "News Room: Fun Facts & Trivia". 7-Eleven, Inc.. Archived from the original on May 16, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070516085050/http://www.7-eleven.com /newsroom/funfacts.asp. Retrieved May 15, 2007. ^ The Kitchen Sisters, NPR, "Texas Ice Houses Melt Away", June 30, 2006. ^ a b "7-Eleven, Inc. Company History". Fundinguniverse.com. Archived from the o riginal on 27 June 2010. http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/7Eleve n-Inc-Company-History.html. Retrieved August 8, 2010. ^ Howard Bear, Jacci. "24-Hour Convenience Stores: It Started in Austin Texas at 7-Eleven". About.com. Archived from the original on 28 February 2007. http://au stin.about.com/cs/shopping/a/24hrs_7Eleven.htm. Retrieved February 25, 2007. ^ "News Room: Background Information: Open around the clock". 7-Eleven, Inc.. Ar chived from the original on January 29, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/2007012 9100615/http://www.7-eleven.com/newsroom/houroperation.asp. Retrieved February 2 5, 2007. ^ Company News; Southland Holders Approve Buyout. Associated Press, December 9, 1987. ^ Frank, Peter H.Southland Buyout Hits Snag. The New York Times, November 11, 19 87 ^ WAYNE, LESLIE. "Takeovers Revert to the Old Mode." The New York Times. January 4, 1988 ^ a b Former 7-Eleven CEO Thompson dies. (Top of the News).(John Thompson)(Obitu ary) | National Petroleum News | Find Articles at BNET.com[dead link] ^ Oh, Thank Heavens, 7-Eleven's Making Its Own Wine. Just, Ya Know, Don't Call i t "Cheap.", Dallas Observer (Unfair Park blog), Robert Wilonsky writer, November 4 , 2009. Retrieved November 5, 2009. ^ "Bankwest offers 7-Eleven cash convenience". http://www.infochoice.com.au/bank ing/savings-account/news/bankwest-offers-7-eleven-cash-convenience/26907/2/16,40 ,41,51,52,53,57,79. ^ "Slurpee News: HAPPY 7-ELEVEN DAY!". http://www.slurpee.com.au/news/view/happy -7-eleven-day. ^ "7-Eleven nears acquisition of Mobil service stations". The Australian. May 20 , 2010. http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/eleven-nears-acquisitio n-of-mobil-service-stations/story-e6frg9io-1225868671876. ^ "7-Eleven buys Mobil petrol stations". The Age. Australia. May 27, 2010. http:

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