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{{Short description|American multinational convenience store chain}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = 7-Eleven, Inc.
| logo = 7-Eleven_logo_2021.svg
| logo_caption = Logo since 2021
| logo_size = 100px
| image_caption = 
| type = [[Division (business)|Division]]
| founder = Joe C. Thompson
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1927}} (as Southland Ice Company)
| former_names = {{ubl|Southland Ice Company (1927)|Tote'm Stores (1928–1946)|Southland Corporation (1961–1999)}}
| hq_location = 3200 Hackberry Road
| location_city = [[Irving, Texas]]
| website = {{URL|www.7-eleven.com/}}
| location_country = United States
| locations = 85,000 stores (2024)
| area_served = {{plainlist|
* See [[#Global operations|section]]}}
| key_people = {{Unbulleted_list|Joseph DePinto ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])|Stan Reynolds ([[President (corporate title)|president]])}}
| industry = [[Retail]] ([[convenience store]]s) [[Franchising]]
| products = Convenience foods and beverages, gasoline
| subsid = {{plainlist|
*[[Speedway (store)|Speedway LLC]]
*7-Eleven International LLC
*[[Stripes Convenience Stores]]
}}
| num_employees = 135,332<ref name="7ni mgmt rprt">{{cite web|url=https://www.7andi.com/en/ir/file/library/mr/pdf/202103_all_a.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130164128/https://www.7andi.com/en/ir/file/library/mr/pdf/202103_all_a.pdf |archive-date=2021-11-30 |url-status=live |title=Seven & i Management Report as of January 12, 2022}}</ref>
| num_employees_year = 2021
| owner = 
| parent = [[Seven-Eleven Japan]]
}}

'''7-Eleven, Inc.'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=7-Eleven, Inc.|url=https://www.7andi.com/en/sustainability/overseas/us-sei.html |access-date=2023-06-14 |website=Seven & I Holdings |archive-date=April 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401164101/https://www.7andi.com/en/sustainability/overseas/us-sei.html|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American [[convenience store]] chain, headquartered in [[Irving, Texas]]. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of [[Seven-Eleven Japan]], which in turn is owned by the retail holdings company [[Seven & I Holdings]].

The chain was founded in 1927 as the '''Southland Ice Company''', operating an [[ice house (building)|ice house]] storefront in [[Dallas]]. Then-owned by Southland Corporation, the number of convenience stores expanded and were named '''Tote'm Stores''' between 1928 and 1946. Southland Corporation changed the stores' name to 7-Eleven in 1946, reflecting expanded hours of operation (7 am to 11 pm). 

Southland Corporation started franchising its stores in 1961; in 1973 [[Ito-Yokado]], a Japanese supermarket chain, signed a franchisee agreement with Southland Corporation to develop 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan. Operating the Japanese stores under Seven-Eleven Japan, Ito-Yokado acquired a 70% stake in Southland Corporation in 1991; as majority owner, it changed Southland Corporation's name to 7-Eleven, Inc. that same year, then expanded to 100% ownership in November 2005, making 7-Eleven, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Seven-Eleven Japan.<ref name="Moyer">{{Cite news |last=Moyer |first=Justin Wm |title=In honor of 7/11: How Japan slurped up 7-Eleven |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/11/in-honor-of-711-how-japan-slurped-up-7-eleven/ |access-date=2020-10-06 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108100824/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/07/11/in-honor-of-711-how-japan-slurped-up-7-eleven/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="andi2005">{{cite web |title=Seven-Eleven Japan completes cash tender offer for 7-Eleven, Inc. |url=https://www.7andi.com/library/dbps_data/_template_/_res/en/company/news/pdf/2005/1109_01_e.pdf |url-status=live |publisher=[[Seven & i Holdings]] |access-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190704090940/https://www.7andi.com/library/dbps_data/_template_/_res/en/company/news/pdf/2005/1109_01_e.pdf |archive-date=July 4, 2019}}</ref> Ito-Yokado reorganized its collective businesses as a [[holding company]] in 2005, Seven & I Holdings, with 7-Eleven, Inc. wholly held by Seven-Eleven Japan.<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://www.7andi.com/en/ir/file/library/pdf/23_7andi_int04_en.pdf |title=Annual Securities Report |date=February 28, 2023 |publisher=[[Seven & I Holdings|Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd]] |access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref>

7-Eleven operates, [[Franchising|franchises]] and licenses roughly 85,000 stores in 20 countries and territories as of August 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Oi |first1=Mariko |last2=Liang |first2=Annabelle |date=2024-08-20 |title=Why retail giant 7-Eleven is on a rival's shopping list |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c72829pl8z4o |access-date=2025-01-13 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Its stores operate under its namesake brand globally, including the United States, where it also operates as [[Speedway (store)|Speedway]] nationally but mostly in the [[Midwestern United States|Midwest]] and [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]], and as [[Stripes Convenience Stores]] within the [[West South Central states|West South Central United States]]. Both Speedway and Stripes operate alongside 7-Eleven's namesake stores in several American markets. 7-Eleven also operates [[A-Plus (store)|A-Plus]] locations with the name licensed from owner and fellow [[Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex]]-based [[Energy Transfer Partners]], though most of these stores have since been rebranded as standard 7-Eleven stores.

== Etymologies ==
The company's first outlets were in Dallas, named "Tote'm Stores" because customers "toted" away their purchases. Some stores featured "native" [[totem pole]]s in front of the store. In 1946, the chain's name was changed from "Tote'm" to "7-11" to reflect the company's new, extended hours, 7:00&nbsp;a.m. to 11:00&nbsp;p.m., seven days per week.<ref name="History - 7-Eleven Corporate"/> In July 1999, the corporate name of the US company was changed from "The Southland Corporation" to "7-Eleven Inc."<ref name="7-Eleven Corporate">{{cite web|title= 7-Eleven Corporate |url= http://corp.7-eleven.com/corp/7-eleven-profile|website= corp.7-eleven.com|publisher=7-Eleven Corporate|access-date=February 10, 2015|archive-date=February 10, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210155353/http://corp.7-eleven.com/corp/7-eleven-profile|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |editor-first=Andrew F. |editor-last=Smith |title=The Oxford Companion to American Food and Drink |year=2007 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |location=New York |isbn=978-0-19-530796-2 |url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont0000unse_e9i9 |access-date=2024-10-10 |page=[https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont0000unse_e9i9/page/146/mode/2up?q=7-Eleven 146] |via=[[Internet Archive#Text collection|Internet Archive text collection]] |url-access=limited}}</ref>

Since 1968, 7-Eleven's logos have included a lowercase ''n''. The first wife of [[John Philp Thompson Sr.|John P. Thompson Sr.]], the company's president during the 1960s,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Saxon |first=Wolfgang |date=2003-01-30 |title=John Thompson, 77, Leader Of Big Expansion of 7-Eleven |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/30/business/john-thompson-77-leader-of-big-expansion-of-7-eleven.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-07-14 |archive-date=July 14, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714204450/https://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/30/business/john-thompson-77-leader-of-big-expansion-of-7-eleven.html |url-status=live}}</ref> thought the all-capitals version seemed a little aggressive. She suggested the change "to make the logo look more graceful".<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.7-eleven.com/faqs|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210816174013/https://www.7-eleven.com/faqs|archive-date = 16 August 2021|title=About Us - Frequently Asked Questions|website=7-Eleven.com}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:7-eleven logo.svg|thumb|Logo used from 1989 to 2021, still seen in some stores. A variation of this logo is still used by [[Seven-Eleven Japan]].]]

In 1927, a Southland Ice Company employee named John Jefferson Green began selling ice. He subsequently began to sell eggs, milk, and bread from 16 ice house storefronts in [[Dallas]], with permission from one of Southland's founding directors, Joe&nbsp;C. Thompson Sr.<ref name="7-Eleven, Inc. History">[http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/7-eleven-inc-history/ "7-Eleven, Inc. History"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120705192831/http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/7-eleven-inc-history|date=July 5, 2012}} Retrieved July 20, 2012.</ref> Although small grocery stores and general merchandisers were available, Thompson theorized that selling products such as bread and milk in convenience stores would reduce the need for customers to travel long distances for basic items. Thompson eventually bought the Southland Ice Company and turned it into the Southland Corporation, which oversaw several locations in the Dallas area.<ref name="History - 7-Eleven Corporate">{{cite news |url=http://corp.7-eleven.com/corp-BAK/history |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317220331/http://corp.7-eleven.com/corp-BAK/history |archive-date=March 17, 2017 |title=History – 7-Eleven Corporate |work=7-Eleven, Inc. |access-date=April 18, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1928, a manager named Jenna Lira brought a [[totem pole]] from [[Alaska]] and placed it in front of her store. The pole served as a [[Marketing strategy|marketing tool]] for the company, as it attracted a great deal of attention. Soon, executives added totem poles in front of every store and eventually adopted an [[Alaska Natives|Alaska Native]]-inspired theme for their stores. Later on, the stores began operating under the name "Tote'm Stores". In the same year, the company began constructing [[filling station]]s in some of its Dallas locations as an experiment. Joe Thompson also provided a distinct characteristic to the company's stores, training the staff so that people would receive the same quality and service in every store. Southland also started to have a uniform for its ice station service boys.

In 1931, the [[Great Depression]] affected the company, sending it toward bankruptcy. Nevertheless, the company continued its operations through re-organization and [[receivership]]. A Dallas banker, W.&nbsp;W.&nbsp;Overton Jr., also helped to revive the company's finances by selling the company's bonds for seven cents on the dollar. This brought the company's ownership under the control of a board of directors.<ref>{{cite book|title=Hoover's Handbook of Private Companies|date=2010|publisher=Hoover's Business Press|page=209}}</ref>

In 1946, in an effort to continue the company's [[Post–World War II economic expansion|post-war]] recovery, the name of the franchise was changed to 7-Eleven to reflect the stores' new hours of operation (7&nbsp;am to 11&nbsp;pm), which were unprecedented at the time. In 1963, 7-Eleven experimented with a [[24/7 service|24-hour schedule]] in [[Austin, Texas]], after an Austin store stayed open all night to satisfy customer demand.<ref name="History - 7-Eleven Corporate"/> Later on, 24-hour stores were established in [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]] and Dallas, Texas, as well as [[Las Vegas]], Nevada.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://corp.7-eleven.com/corp-BAK/open-around-the-clock |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418090449/http://corp.7-eleven.com/corp-BAK/open-around-the-clock |archive-date=April 18, 2017 |title=Open Around the Clock – 7-Eleven Corporate |work=7-Eleven, Inc. |access-date=April 18, 2017 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1971, Southland acquired convenience stores of the former Pak-A-Sak chain owned by Graham Allen Penniman Sr., of [[Shreveport, Louisiana|Shreveport]], Louisiana.<ref>{{cite news |title=Edgar Erwin Penniman |work=[[Pensacola News Journal]] |date=May 2, 2015 |url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pensacolanewsjournal/obituary.aspx?pid=174762130 |access-date=October 12, 2015 |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016074440/http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/pensacolanewsjournal/obituary.aspx?pid=174762130 |url-status=live}}</ref>

With the purchase in 1963 of 126 Speedee Mart (all already open 7{{ndash}}11) franchised convenience stores in California, the company entered the franchise business. The company signed its first area licensing agreement in 1968 with Garb-Ko, Inc. of [[Saginaw, Michigan]], which became the first U.S. domestic area 7-Eleven licensee.

In the late 1980s, Southland Corporation was threatened by a rumored corporate takeover, prompting the Thompson family to take steps to convert the company into a private model by buying out public shareholders in a tender offer.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sims |first=Calvin |title=7-Eleven Owner in $5 Billion Deal to Sell Company |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 6, 1987 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/06/business/7-eleven-owner-in-5-billion-deal-to-sell-company.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 4, 2015 |archive-date=September 13, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913133800/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/06/business/7-eleven-owner-in-5-billion-deal-to-sell-company.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In December 1987, [[John Philp Thompson Sr.]], the chairman and CEO of 7-Eleven, completed a $5.2&nbsp;billion [[management buyout]] of the company.<ref>{{cite news |title=Company News; Southland Holders Approve Buyout |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=December 9, 1987 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/09/business/company-news-southland-holders-approve-buyout.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 3, 2015 |archive-date=July 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706074640/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/09/business/company-news-southland-holders-approve-buyout.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The buyout suffered from the effects of the [[Black Monday (1987)|1987 stock market crash]] and after failing initially to raise high yield debt financing, the company was required to offer a portion of stock as an inducement to invest in the company's bonds.<ref>{{cite news |last=Frank |first=Peter H. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/11/business/southland-buyout-hits-snag.html |url-access=subscription |title=Southland Buyout Hits Snag |work=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 11, 1987 |access-date=August 3, 2015 |archive-date=July 6, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150706035704/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/11/11/business/southland-buyout-hits-snag.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Wayne |first=Leslie |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/04/business/takeovers-revert-to-the-old-mode.html |url-access=subscription |title=Takeovers Revert to the Old Mode |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=January 4, 1988 |access-date=August 3, 2015 |archive-date=July 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705132729/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/01/04/business/takeovers-revert-to-the-old-mode.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Various assets, such as the [[Chief Auto Parts]] chain,<ref>{{cite news |title=Company News: Southland to Sell Chief Auto Unit |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/25/business/company-news-southland-to-sell-chief-auto-unit.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 4, 2015 |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Reuters]] |date=December 25, 1987 |archive-date=May 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524213259/http://www.nytimes.com/1987/12/25/business/company-news-southland-to-sell-chief-auto-unit.html |url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Reddy Ice|ice division]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Company News: Southland Sells Reddy Ice Unit |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=March 5, 1988 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/05/business/company-news-southland-sells-reddy-ice-unit.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 4, 2015 |archive-date=May 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525082017/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/05/business/company-news-southland-sells-reddy-ice-unit.html |url-status=live}}</ref> and hundreds of store locations,<ref>{{cite news |title=Company News: Circle K Will Acquire 473 7-Eleven Stores |work=[[The New York Times]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |date=March 1, 1988 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/01/business/company-news-circle-k-will-acquire-473-7-eleven-stores.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 4, 2015 |archive-date=May 25, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525080727/http://www.nytimes.com/1988/03/01/business/company-news-circle-k-will-acquire-473-7-eleven-stores.html |url-status=live}}</ref> were sold between 1987 and 1990 to relieve debt incurred during the buyout. This downsizing also resulted in numerous metropolitan areas losing 7-Eleven stores to rival convenience store operators. In October 1990, the heavily indebted Southland Corp. filed a [[Pre-packaged insolvency|pre-packaged]] [[Chapter 11, Title 11, United States Code|Chapter 11 bankruptcy]] in order to transfer control of 70% of the company to Japanese affiliate [[Ito-Yokado]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Silverstein |first=Stuart |title=7-Eleven Parent Files 'Prepackaged' Bankruptcy : Retailing: Southland Corp. hopes to expedite the sale of the convenience store chain to its longtime affiliate in Japan|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-10-25-fi-4478-story.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 4, 2015 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 25, 1990 |archive-date=October 9, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009014736/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-10-25/business/fi-4478_1_prepackaged-bankruptcy |url-status=live}}</ref>

Southland exited bankruptcy in March 1991, after a cash infusion of $430&nbsp;million from Ito-Yokado and Seven-Eleven Japan. These two Japanese entities now controlled 70% of the company, with the founding Thompson family retaining 5 percent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Japanese Firms Pull Southland Corp. From Chapter 11 : Bankruptcy: The two companies pumped $430 million into the parent company of the 7-Eleven chain for 70% of its stock |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-03-06-fi-171-story.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 4, 2015 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 6, 1991 |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904045524/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-03-06/business/fi-171_1_japanese-companies |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1999, Southland Corp. changed its name to 7-Eleven, Inc., citing the divestment of operations other than 7-Eleven.<ref>{{cite news |title=Southland is changing its name to 7-Eleven |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/10/business/southland-is-changing-its-name-to-7-eleven.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 4, 2015 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=March 10, 1999 |archive-date=May 27, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527100947/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/10/business/southland-is-changing-its-name-to-7-eleven.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2005, Seven-Eleven Japan made a tender offer and 7-Eleven, Inc. became its wholly owned subsidiary.<ref name="andi2005"/> In 2007, Seven & i Holdings announced that it would be expanding its U.S. operations, with an additional 1,000 7-Eleven stores in the U.S.

For the 2010 rankings, 7-Eleven climbed to the No.&nbsp;3 spot in ''Entrepreneur'' magazine's 31st Annual Franchise&nbsp;500, "the first and most comprehensive ranking in the world". This was the 17th year 7-Eleven was named in the top&nbsp;10.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In February 2010, 7-Eleven opened a concept store in [[DeLand, Florida]] across from [[Stetson University]], designed to meet [[LEED]] environmental standards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=7-Eleven Goes 'Green' in Fla. |website=cspdailynews.com |url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/company-news/7-eleven-goes-green-fla |access-date=2024-09-06}}</ref>

In 2020, 7-Eleven announced it would purchase [[Speedway (store)|Speedway]] for $21&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news|last=Enjoji|first=Kaori|title=7-Eleven owner buys Speedway gas stations for $21 billion|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/business/speedway-7-eleven-marathon-deal-intl-hnk/index.html|access-date=23 September 2020|work=CNN|date=3 August 2020|archive-date=September 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920150616/https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/03/business/speedway-7-eleven-marathon-deal-intl-hnk/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, 7-Eleven rolled out a $70 million ad campaign, their largest investment in advertising in years, doubling their market spending from the previous year. The commercials, directed by [[Harmony Korine]], are to reflect the "evolution" of the chain's store format, drawing attention to, in part, the fact that "this isn't just gas station food, there's real restaurant quality food at 7-Eleven", according to CMO Marissa Jarrantt.<ref>{{cite web|title=7-Eleven Launches 'Take it to Eleven!' Campaign|url=https://www.convenience.org/Media/Daily/2021/Apr/28/1-7-11-Launches-Take-it-to-11-Campaign_Marketing|access-date=2021-04-29|website=Convenience.org|archive-date=April 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429195846/https://www.convenience.org/Media/Daily/2021/Apr/28/1-7-11-Launches-Take-it-to-11-Campaign_Marketing|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lindenberg |first=Greg |date=2021-04-28 |title=7-Eleven Invests $70 Million in New Brand Campaign |website=cspdailynews.com |url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/company-news/7-eleven-invests-70-million-new-brand-campaign |access-date=2021-04-29 |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429195846/https://www.cspdailynews.com/company-news/7-eleven-invests-70-million-new-brand-campaign |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ives |first=Nat |date=2021-04-28 |title=7-Eleven Taps 'Spring Breakers' Director Harmony Korine for $70 Million Marketing Campaign |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/7-eleven-taps-spring-breakers-director-harmony-korine-for-70-million-marketing-campaign-11619607612 |access-date=2021-04-29 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429195845/https://www.wsj.com/articles/7-eleven-taps-spring-breakers-director-harmony-korine-for-70-million-marketing-campaign-11619607612 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On August 19, 2024, it was reported that [[Alimentation Couche-Tard]]—owner of competitor [[Circle K]]—had made a buyout offer for Seven & i Holdings.<ref>{{Cite news |date=19 August 2024 |title=7-Eleven Gets Buyout Offer From Canadian Owner of Circle K |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/19/business/7-11-7-i-couche-tard-circle-k.html |url-access=subscription |access-date= |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> Later, on September 6, 2024, Seven & i Holdings rejected this offer as too low and rife with regulatory risk, although a "sweetened offer" may be considered.<ref>{{cite web |last=Yoshida |first=Koh |title=Seven & I Rejects Couche-Tard's Takeover Proposal as Too Low |url=https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/2024/09/06/seven-i-dips-on-plans-to-tell-couche-tard-proposal-too-low/ |website=BNN Bloomberg |access-date=6 September 2024 |date=6 September 2024}}</ref>

On March 6, 2025, 7-Eleven's parent company Seven & I Holdings announced that it would spin off the US store operations into its own publicly traded entity by the end of 2026, following the announcement of the appointment of its first non-Japanese CEO in Stephen Hayes Dacus.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seven & i Holdings Announces Plan to Unlock Shareholder Value Through Leadership Changes and Transformational Capital and Business Initiatives |url=https://www.7andi.com/library/dbps_data/_material_/localhost/en/release_pdf/2025_0306_ir01en.pdf |website=Seven & I Holdings Investor Relations |publisher=Seven & I Co. Ltd. |access-date=7 March 2025}}</ref>

== Products and services ==
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7-Eleven in the United States sells [[Slurpee]]<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.slurpee.com/|title = Slurpee® drinks|date = December 1, 2015|website = Slurpee® drinks|access-date = May 6, 2010|archive-date = June 8, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070608032146/http://www.slurpee.com.tw/|url-status=live}}</ref> drinks, a partially frozen soft drink introduced in 1965 ([[Oklahoma]]'s stores sold these as ''Icy Drink'' until 2020<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5652572/7-eleven-inc-announces-acquisition-of-7-eleven-stores-in-central-oklahoma|title=7-Eleven Inc. announces plan to acquire 7-Eleven Stores, a private company operating in central Oklahoma|last=Money|first=Jack|date=January 18, 2020 |access-date=November 6, 2021 |work=[[The Oklahoman]] |archive-date=November 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107022437/https://www.oklahoman.com/article/5652572/7-eleven-inc-announces-acquisition-of-7-eleven-stores-in-central-oklahoma |url-status=live}}</ref>),<ref name="yep">{{Cite web|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4898/is_200303/ai_n18004283|title=Former 7-Eleven CEO Thompson dies. (Top of the News). (John Thompson)(Obituary)|date=January 3, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103230211/http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb4898/is_200303/ai_n18004283|access-date=February 28, 2022|archive-date=January 3, 2009}}</ref> and [[Big Gulp]] beverages, introduced in 1976.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/07/nyregion/7-eleven-big-gulps-are-immune-from-proposed-new-york-city-ban.html?_r=0 |title=At 7-Eleven, the Big Gulps Elude a Ban by the City |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622171013/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/07/nyregion/7-eleven-big-gulps-are-immune-from-proposed-new-york-city-ban.html?_r=0 |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |first=Aaron |last=Edwards |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=June 6, 2012 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>[http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/tall-cold-tale-big-gulp-162960 "The Tall, Cold Tale of the Big Gulp Thanks to 7-Eleven, large will never be the same"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118125527/http://www.adweek.com/news/advertising-branding/tall-cold-tale-big-gulp-162960 |date=November 18, 2015}}, by Robert Klara, ''[[Adweek]]'', February 16, 2015 [consulted November 17, 2015].</ref> Other products include: 7-Select<ref>{{cite web |title=CSPNET on 7-Select |website=cspnet.com |date=June 25, 2015 |url=http://www.cspnet.com/category-news/snacks-candy/articles/7-eleven-launching-7-select-goyum-gosmart-lines |access-date= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208052257/http://www.cspnet.com/category-news/snacks-candy/articles/7-eleven-launching-7-select-goyum-gosmart-lines |archive-date=December 8, 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> private-brand products,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.7-eleven.com/Only-at-7-Eleven/7-Select/ |title=7-Select Products |access-date=December 1, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208131004/https://www.7-eleven.com/Only-at-7-Eleven/7-Select/ |archive-date=December 8, 2015}}</ref> coffee, fresh-made daily sandwiches, fresh fruit, salads, bakery items, hot and prepared foods, gasoline, dairy products, carbonated beverages and [[energy drinks]], juices, donuts, financial services, and product delivery services.

7-Eleven is known for its relatively large drink sizes and [[24/7 service|24-hour accessibility]]. 7-Eleven offers beverages in sizes as large as 128 ounces (3785 mL) (Team Gulp). These beverage sizes were all among the largest sold soft drinks when they were introduced.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/we-have-texas-to-thank-for-the-biggest-big-gulp-84453489/?no-ist |title=We Have Texas to Thank for the Biggest Big Gulp |last=Smith |first=K. Annabelle |date=May 30, 2013 |magazine=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]] |access-date=October 19, 2016 |archive-date=October 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019144557/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/we-have-texas-to-thank-for-the-biggest-big-gulp-84453489/?no-ist |url-status=live}}</ref> 7-Eleven has often been associated with these large sodas in popular culture.  For example, Mayor [[Michael Bloomberg]]'s [[Sugary drinks portion cap rule|proposed ban on large sodas]] in [[New York City]] was frequently referred to as the 'Big Gulp ban' (even though the ban would not apply to 7-Eleven as convenience and grocery stores in New York are regulated by the state).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/bloomberg-on-big-gulp-law-not-banning-anything-just-portion-control/ |title=Bloomberg on 'Big Gulp' law: Not banning anything, just portion control |date=March 10, 2013 |work=[[CBS News]] |access-date=October 19, 2016 |archive-date=October 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019151150/http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/bloomberg-on-big-gulp-law-not-banning-anything-just-portion-control/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, 7-Eleven changed the size of the Double Gulp from 64 ounces to 50 ounces (1478 mL). The older style cups were too wide at the base, and did not fit vehicle beverage holders. This was not a reaction to the aforementioned large soda ban proposal, according to a spokesperson.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/06/7-eleven-downsizes-double-gulp-just-156-your-stomachs-capacity/326927/|title=7-Eleven Downsizes 'Double Gulp' To Just 156% of Your Stomach's Capacity|last=Abad-Santos|first=Alexander|work=The Atlantic|access-date=July 21, 2017 |archive-date=December 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203212303/https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2012/06/7-eleven-downsizes-double-gulp-just-156-your-stomachs-capacity/326927/|url-status=live}}</ref>
In February 2020, they opened a [[Automated convenience store|cashier-less location]] at the 7-Eleven headquarters in [[Irving, Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|title=7-Eleven Tests Cashierless Store at North Texas Headquarters |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/7-eleven-tests-cashierless-store-texas/|website=CBS-DFW|date=February 5, 2020|access-date=January 13, 2023|archive-date=February 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213093440/https://www.cbsnews.com/dfw/news/7-eleven-tests-cashierless-store-texas/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Global operations==
===Asia===
====Cambodia====
On August 30, 2021, 7-Eleven and Thailand's [[CP Group]] opened the first 7-Eleven store in [[Phnom Penh]]'s [[Chroy Changvar District|Chroy Changvar]] district. The company hinted at plans to open at least six more stores in Phnom Penh in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kunmakara|first=May|title=7-Eleven opens first store in Cambodia|url=https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/7-eleven-opens-first-store-cambodia|access-date=2021-08-31|website=Phnompenhpost.com |archive-date=August 31, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210831185606/https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/7-eleven-opens-first-store-cambodia|url-status=live}}</ref> According to plans, products from local small- and medium-sized enterprises (SME) sold in 7-Eleven in Cambodia will comprise at least 50 percent of the stock.

====China====
[[File:7-Eleven store at East Hongju St (20170313085103).jpg|thumb|A 7-Eleven store in [[Beijing]], China]]
7-Eleven opened its first store in China in [[Shenzhen]], [[Guangdong]] in 1992 and later expanded to [[Beijing]] in 2004, [[Tianjin]] and [[Shanghai]] in 2009, [[Chengdu]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2013-06/18/content_16635887.htm |title=7-Eleven to open 300 stores in Chongqing |author=关晓萌 |website=Chinadaily.com.cn |access-date=March 16, 2015 |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120635/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2013-06/18/content_16635887.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> in 2011, [[Qingdao]] in 2012, [[Chongqing]] in 2013, [[Hangzhou]] and [[Ningbo]] in 2017, [[Nanjing]] in 2018, and [[Wuhan]], [[Xi'an]], and [[Fuzhou]] in 2019. In China's 7-Eleven stores where Slurpees are offered, the Chinese name [[:zh:思乐冰|思乐冰]] (sīlèbīng) is used. They also offer a wide array of warm food, including traditional items like steamed buns, and stores in Chengdu offer a full variety of onigiri (饭团). Beverages, alcohol, candy, periodicals, and other convenience items are available as well. The majority of these stores are open for 24 hours a day. As of September 2021, 7-Eleven has 2,582 stores in mainland China.<ref>{{cite web|last=|date=2021-09-09|title=Top 10 convenience stores in China by numbers|url=https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202109/09/WS61393bc5a310efa1bd66e3a3.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-17|website=[[China Daily]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909083313/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202109/09/WS61393bc5a310efa1bd66e3a3.html |archive-date=September 9, 2021}}</ref>

====Hong Kong====
[[File:HK SYP Chong Yip Ctr 7-11 shop.jpg|thumb|7-Eleven store in [[Shek Tong Tsui]], Hong Kong]]
7-Eleven first opened in Hong Kong in 1981, [[British Hong Kong|when it was a British colony]]. {{as of|July 2019}}, it operates as a subsidiary of the [[DFI Retail Group]] (formerly Dairy Farm International). It is popularly called ''cat¹-zai²'' ({{zh|七仔|labels=no}}, meaning "little seven") or ''cat¹-sap⁶-jat¹'' ({{zh|七·十一|labels=no}}, meaning "seven eleven"). As of 2012, 7-Eleven had 964 stores in Hong Kong, of which 563 were operated by franchisees.<ref name="madethemlosers">{{cite news |last1=Nip |first1=Amy |last2=Chong |first2=Dennis |title=7-Eleven owners say wage rise has made them losers |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=April 30, 2012 |page=1}}</ref> Hong Kong reportedly has the second-highest density of 7-Eleven stores, after Macao. All 7-Eleven stores in Hong Kong accept the ubiquitous [[Octopus card]] as a method of payment.<ref name="share">{{cite news |last=Cheng |first=Albert |title=Let other cards share in Octopus' success |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=April 4, 2002|page=14}}</ref> They also accept payments for utility bills and [[Public housing in Hong Kong|public housing]] rent.<ref name="rentpayment">{{cite web |title=Rent Payment Methods |url=https://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/public-housing/rent-related-matters/rent-payment-methods/index.html |publisher=[[Hong Kong Housing Authority]] |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-date=December 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230073529/http://www.housingauthority.gov.hk/en/public-housing/rent-related-matters/rent-payment-methods/index.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In November 1980, Southland Corporation and Hong Kong conglomerate [[Jardines (company)|Jardine Matheson]] signed a franchise agreement to bring 7-Eleven to the territory.<ref name="roundclock">{{cite news |last=Hunt |first=Christopher |title=Expansion round the clock |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=May 27, 1987 |page=31}}</ref> The first 7-Eleven shop opened in [[Happy Valley, Hong Kong|Happy Valley]] on April 3, 1981.<ref name="openssoon">{{cite news |title=24-hour shop opens soon |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=April 1, 1981 |page=1}}</ref><ref name="nowits">{{cite news |title=Now it's 24-hour shopping |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=April 4, 1981 |page=12}}</ref> The chain expanded aggressively across Hong Kong throughout the 1980s. The 50th store opened in [[Kwai Chung]] on October 6, 1983, while the 200th was inaugurated by [[Simon Keswick]] at Tai Po Centre on May 7, 1987.<ref name="planfor">{{cite news |title=Plan for 450 more 7-Elevens |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=October 7, 1983 |page=29}}</ref><ref name="foodchain">{{cite news |title=Food chain opens 200th HK store |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=May 8, 1987 |page=5}}</ref> The stores were sold to Dairy Farm, part of the Jardine Matheson, in 1989.<ref name="sale1989">{{cite news |title=Jardines in deal to sell 7-Elevens to Dairy Farm |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=February 15, 1989 |page=49}}</ref>

Octopus card readers were introduced in all 7-Eleven stores in July 1999, although at first these could only be used to add value to the card.<ref name="tentacles">{{cite news |last1=Au-yeung |first1=Karvin |last2=Lai |first2=Eric |title=Octopus may spread tentacles to 7-Elevens |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=June 22, 1999 |page=1}}</ref><ref name="photos">{{cite news |last=Yu |first=Kai Peter |title=Octopus, photos in 7-Eleven services |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=July 8, 1999 |page=3}}</ref> In September 2004, the number of locations in Hong Kong was substantially boosted when Dairy Farm acquired [[Daily Stop]], a rival convenience store chain, from [[SCMP Group|SCMP Retailing (HK)]]. The chain's 84 shops, located mainly in [[MTR]] and [[Kowloon–Canton Railway]] stations (as well as shopping centers and housing estates), were converted to 7-Eleven stores.<ref name="sharesrally">{{cite news |last=Li |first=Sandy |title=SCMP shares rally; on asset disposal |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=September 17, 2004 |page=3}}</ref><ref name="despite">{{cite news |last=Li |first=Sandy |title=Dairy Farm expands despite soaring rents |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=March 1, 2005 |page=4}}</ref>

In 2009, a 7-Eleven location in [[Quarry Bay]] opened with a hot food counter, called "7 Café", selling traditional [[Hong Kong street food]] and [[Hong Kong-style milk tea|milk tea]].<ref name="firstshot">{{cite news |last=Tsang |first=Denise |title=7-Eleven café fires first shot in fish ball war |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=September 7, 2009 |page=1  |url=http://www.scmp.com/article/691736/7-eleven-cafe-fires-first-shot-fish-ball-war |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 11, 2017 |archive-date=December 12, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212041529/http://www.scmp.com/article/691736/7-eleven-cafe-fires-first-shot-fish-ball-war |url-status=live}}</ref> This feature was subsequently extended to select other 7-Eleven locations across Hong Kong under the "Daily Café" and "Hot Shot" brands.

====India====
[[File:7-Eleven store in Pune, India.jpg|alt=Storefront of 7-Eleve|thumb|7-Eleven store in [[Pune]], India.]]
On 7 October 2021, [[Reliance Retail]] announced its partnership with 7-Eleven to open its stores in India.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-10-07|title=Reliance Retail to launch first 7-Eleven store in India this week; Mukesh Ambani takes master franchise|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/reliance-retail-to-launch-first-7-eleven-store-in-india-this-week-mukesh-ambani-takes-master-franchise/2345394/|access-date=2021-10-07|website=The Financial Express |archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007125358/https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/reliance-retail-to-launch-first-7-eleven-store-in-india-this-week-mukesh-ambani-takes-master-franchise/2345394/|url-status=live}}</ref> The announcement came a day after [[Future Group]], another retail conglomerate, announced the end of its partnership with 7-Eleven, citing the inability to meet the target of opening stores and payment of franchisee fees. The first 7-Eleven in India opened in [[Mumbai]] on 9 October 2021 at Blue Fortuna, Military Road, Marol, Andheri East. Initially opened as a 24 hours outlet it was soon curtailed to shut its doors at 12:00am.<ref>{{cite web|date=2021-10-07|title=Reliance Retail to launch 7-Eleven convenience stores in India|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/reliance-retail-to-launch-7-eleven-convenience-stores-in-india-first-store-to-open-this-month-in-mumbai-11633575696910.html|access-date=2021-10-07|website=mint |archive-date=October 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211007125409/https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/reliance-retail-to-launch-7-eleven-convenience-stores-in-india-first-store-to-open-this-month-in-mumbai-11633575696910.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Till now, 7-Eleven is available in [[Mumbai]], [[Pune]], [[Thane]], [[Kalyan-Dombivali]], [[Mira-Bhayander]], and [[Vasai-Virar]].

====Indonesia====
In 2008, 7-Eleven announced plans to expand its business in [[Indonesia]] through a [[master franchise]] agreement with Modern Sevel Indonesia. Modern Sevel Indonesia's initial plans were to focus on opening stores in Jakarta, targeting densely populated commercial and business areas.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://corp.7-eleven.com/NewsRoom/2009NewsReleases/7ElevenStoresinIndonesia/tabid/303/Default.aspx |title=7-Eleven, Inc. Partners with PT. Modern Putra Indonesia in Master Franchise for 7‑Eleven Stores in Indonesia |publisher=7-Eleven, Inc. |date=April 6, 2009 |access-date=July 11, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100909163851/http://corp.7-eleven.com/NewsRoom/2009NewsReleases/7ElevenStoresinIndonesia/tabid/303/Default.aspx |archive-date=September 9, 2010}}</ref> There were 190 7-Eleven stores in Indonesia {{as of|2014|lc=y}} which then reduced to only 166 stores in September 2016.

7-Eleven then closed its doors in Indonesia in 2017,<ref>{{Cite news |first=Sarah Apriliana |last=Rosyadi |title=Beberapa Alasan Kenapa Gerai 7-Eleven Tutup di Indonesia |website=Idntimes.com |url=https://www.idntimes.com/news/indonesia/sarah-apriliana-rosyadi/gerai-7-eleven-tutup-di-indonesia-c1c2 |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327072930/https://www.idntimes.com/news/indonesia/sarah-apriliana-rosyadi/gerai-7-eleven-tutup-di-indonesia-c1c2 |url-status=live}}</ref> citing low sales.

====Israel====
In October 2021, it was announced across Israeli media that 7-Eleven had signed a contract with [[Electra Consumer Products]] to open hundreds of stores in Israel. The first Israeli 7-Eleven location opened in January 2023 at [[Tel Aviv]]'s [[Dizengoff Center]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=7-Eleven opens first store in Israel |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/7-eleven-opens-first-store-in-israel/ |access-date=2023-01-11 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |archive-date=January 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111161007/https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/7-eleven-opens-first-store-in-israel/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Under the agreement with 7-Eleven, Electra was to open a further approximately 400 branded stores in Israel, 300 of them through franchisees.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-11 |title=First Israeli 7-Eleven store to open next month |work=Globes |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-first-israeli-7-eleven-store-to-open-december-15-1001428695 |access-date=2022-12-29 |archive-date=December 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221229120438/https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-first-israeli-7-eleven-store-to-open-december-15-1001428695 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ultimately the effort failed, and the stores were sold in May 2024.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-29 |title=7-Eleven shuts down in Israel |url=https://en.globes.co.il/en/article-7-eleven-shuts-down-in-israel-1001480038 |access-date=2024-12-18 |work=Globes |language=en}}</ref>

====Japan====
{{Further|Seven-Eleven Japan}}[[File:7-Eleven store Toyosu branch Tokyo Japan 20140319.jpg|thumb|Japan's first 7-Eleven store in [[Kōtō, Tokyo]] opened in May 1974]]

Japan has the highest number of 7-Eleven locations in the world, as of the company's 85,000+ stores around the globe, 21,668 stores (nearly 25% of global stores) are in Japan,<ref>{{Citation | type = company corporate information | url = http://www.sej.co.jp/company/en/g_stores.html | title = 7–11 around the world | date = June 30, 2018 | publisher = SEJ | place = [[Japan|JP]] | access-date = May 26, 2012 | archive-date = November 30, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121130223007/http://www.sej.co.jp/company/en/g_stores.html | url-status = live}}</ref> with 2,824 stores in Tokyo alone.<ref>{{Citation | type = company corporate information | url = http://www.sej.co.jp/company/en/n_stores.html | title = Number of Stores in each administrative division | date = July 31, 2018 | publisher = SEJ | place = JP | access-date = December 28, 2012 | archive-date = November 13, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121113230335/http://www.sej.co.jp/company/en/n_stores.html | url-status = live}}</ref> Japanese 7-Eleven stores often bear the name of its holding company [[Seven & I Holdings]]—in fact, Seven & I's subsidiary [[Seven-Eleven Japan]], the master franchisee for Japan, is the direct parent company of 7-Eleven, Inc. On September 1, 2005, Seven & i Holdings Co., Ltd., a new holding company, became the parent company of 7-Eleven, [[Ito-Yokado]], and [[Denny's]] Japan.

{{as of|July 2019}}, 7-Eleven has stores in all 47 prefectures of Japan with the opening of 14 new locations in Okinawa Prefecture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.okinawa.org/blog/seven-eleven-opening-at-7-a-m-on-7-11-2019.51/|title=Seven-Eleven Opening at 7&nbsp;am. On 7-11-2019|date=July 11, 2019|website=Okinawa.Org |access-date=July 11, 2019|archive-date=August 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805190255/https://www.okinawa.org/blog/seven-eleven-opening-at-7-a-m-on-7-11-2019.51/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The aesthetics of the store are somewhat different from that of 7-Eleven stores in other countries as the stores offer a wider selection of products and services. 7-Eleven stores in Japan are also popular among tourists from other countries, as the [[Seven Bank]] [[automated teller machine]]s at branches will accept foreign [[Debit card|debit]] and [[credit card]]s for withdrawing cash in Japanese yen.<ref>{{cite web |title=You can withdraw Japanese yen from ATMs at 7-Eleven stores |url=https://www.sevenbank.co.jp/intlcard/index2.html |website=[[Seven Bank]] Ltd. |access-date=September 21, 2019 |archive-date=May 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507180153/https://www.sevenbank.co.jp/intlcard/index2.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Following the example of other convenience stores in Japan, 7-Eleven has solar panels and LEDs installed in about 1,400 of its stores.<ref>{{Citation | newspaper = Tokyo Weekender | url = http://www.tokyoweekender.com/2012/05/solar-convenience-stores/ | title = Solar Convenience Stores | date = May 9, 2012 | access-date = September 26, 2012 | archive-date = September 26, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120926030353/http://www.tokyoweekender.com/2012/05/solar-convenience-stores/ | url-status = live}}</ref>

In July 2019, 7-Eleven launched then almost immediately suspended a mobile payment service, 7pay.  The service was hacked upon launch, and attackers were able to spend money from affected customers' accounts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/07/04/business/corporate-business/users-7-elevens-mobile-payment-service-lose-total-%c2%a555-million-900-accounts-hacked/|title=Users of 7-Eleven's mobile payment service lose total of ¥55 million after 900 accounts hacked|date=July 4, 2019|website=The Japan Times|access-date=May 22, 2021|archive-date=May 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522122746/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/07/04/business/corporate-business/users-7-elevens-mobile-payment-service-lose-total-%C2%A555-million-900-accounts-hacked/|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Laos====
On August 31, 2020, 7-Eleven and Thailand's [[Charoen Pokphand|CP Group]] announced a 30-year [[master franchise]] agreement.  The first Laotian 7-Eleven was expected to open in the country's capital, [[Vientiane]], in 2022.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yap |first=Jasmina |title=7-Eleven Convenience Stores to Enter Laos By 2022 |url=https://laotiantimes.com/2020/09/01/7-eleven-convenience-stores-to-enter-laos-by-2022/ |access-date=1 September 2020 |work=Laotian Times |date=1 September 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915183622/https://laotiantimes.com/2020/09/01/7-eleven-convenience-stores-to-enter-laos-by-2022/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Gustafson |first=Isabelle |title=7-Eleven Enters Laos Market |url=https://cstoredecisions.com/2020/08/31/7-eleven-enters-laos-market/ |access-date=1 September 2020 |work=CStoreDecisions |date=31 August 2020 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915180940/https://cstoredecisions.com/2020/08/31/7-eleven-enters-laos-market/ |url-status=live}}</ref> It officially opened on September 7, 2023, at Souphanouvong Road, Nongpanai Village, [[Sikhottabong district]] in Vientiane.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lapuekou |first=Chono |date=2023-09-07 |title=First 7-Eleven Store in Laos is Now Open for Service in Vientiane Capital |url=https://laotiantimes.com/2023/09/07/first-7-eleven-store-in-laos-is-now-open-for-service-in-vientiane-capital/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=Laotian Times}}</ref>

====Macau====
7-Eleven entered the [[Macau]] market in 2005 under the ownership of [[Dairy Farm International Holdings|Dairy Farm]],{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} a Hong Kong-based conglomerate operating 7-Eleven stores in Hong Kong. With a land area of about {{convert|33.3|sqkm|sp=us}} in 2024,<ref>{{cite web |title=Macau: Home >Statistics >Land area |url=https://www.dscc.gov.mo/en/geo_statistic_web1.html |publisher=Cartography and Cadastre Bureau |access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref> Macau has 45 stores.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

====Malaysia====
[[File:7 cafe Bandar Puteri Puchong (220713).jpg|thumb|A 7-Eleven 7 cafe concept store in [[Bandar Puteri Puchong]], [[Selangor]], Malaysia]]
Malaysian 7-Eleven stores are owned by 7-Eleven Malaysia Sdn. Bhd.,<ref name="of"/> which operates 3,225 stores nationwide. 7-Eleven in Malaysia was incorporated on June 4, 1984,<ref name="of">{{cite magazine |title=Company Overview of 7-Eleven Malaysia Sdn Bhd |url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=22400508 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605062137/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapid=22400508 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 5, 2013 |magazine=[[Bloomberg Businessweek]] |access-date=January 25, 2013}}</ref> as a joint veture of Jardine Matheson, Innovest and Antah Holdings group.<ref>{{cite news |title=Joint venture brings 7-Eleven 24-hour stores to Malaysia |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19840918-1.2.39.5?qt=7-eleven&q=7-eleven |work=The Straits Times |date=September 18, 1984}}</ref> The first 7-Eleven store was opened in October 1984, in [[Jalan Bukit Bintang]], Kuala Lumpur.

Its 2,000th outlet at [[Jalan Klang Lama]] opened in July 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hmetro.com.my/node/153103 |title=7-Eleven buka cawangan ke 2,000 |access-date=October 29, 2016 |date=July 20, 2016 |archive-date=July 28, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728203607/https://www.hmetro.com.my/node/153103 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

====Philippines====
[[File:7-Eleven store in Tabok (2024-05-29).jpg|thumb|A 7-Eleven store in [[Mandaue]], [[Cebu]], Philippines]]
In the Philippines, 7-Eleven was run by the Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC). Its first store, located at the corner of [[EDSA]] and Kamias Road in [[Quezon City]], opened on February 29, 1984.

On July 28, 1988, PSC transferred the Philippine area license to operate 7-Eleven stores to its affiliate, Phil-Seven Properties Corporation (“PSPC”), together with some of its store properties. In exchange thereof, PSC received 47% of PSPC stock as payment.

On May 2, 1996, the stockholders of both PSC and PSPC approved the merger of the two companies to advance PSC group's expansion. On October 30, 1996, Securities and Exchange Commission approved the merger and PSPC was then absorbed by PSC as the surviving entity. In 2000, [[Uni-President Enterprises Corporation|President Chain Store Corporation (PCSC)]] of [[Taiwan]], also a licensee of 7-Eleven, purchased the majority shares of PSC and thus formed a strategic alliance for the convenience store industry within the area.

In February 2009, 7-Eleven has signed a non-exclusive contract with Chevron Philippines to open its stores in selected Caltex gas stations nationwide.<ref name="Chevron">{{cite magazine |first=Paul John |last=Cana |url=https://www.esquiremag.ph/money/industry/7-eleven-in-the-philippines-facts-a00289-20210419 |title=5 Facts You Need to Know About 7-Eleven in the Philippines |magazine=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire Philippines]] |date=April 19, 2021 |access-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712110552/https://www.esquiremag.ph/money/industry/7-eleven-in-the-philippines-facts-a00289-20210419 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, they opened their first store outside of [[Luzon]] in [[Cebu City]], which soon expanded to the other parts of Cebu as well as its neighboring provinces.<ref name="Chevron"/> It was followed with the branch openings in [[Bacolod|Bacolod City]] in 2013, [[Iloilo City]] in 2014, [[Davao City]] and [[Cagayan de Oro]] in 2015. The number of stores eventually spread from these major cities to smaller towns and provinces near them.

In February 2020, 7-Eleven and [[GCash]], the mobile wallet of [[Alipay]] and [[Globe Telecom|Globe]], have teamed up for the introduction of a new payment option for physical purchases: scan-to-pay (STP) via a barcode feature in the GCash app. This enables the customers to generate their unique barcodes through the GCash app and allow the cashier to scan their barcodes to complete the transaction.<ref>{{cite news |first=Doris D. |last=Abadilla |url=https://business.inquirer.net/291160/gcash-7-eleven-team-up-in-cashless-race|title=GCash, 7-Eleven team up in cashless race |newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]] |date=February 24, 2020 |access-date=July 11, 2021 |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521125229/https://business.inquirer.net/291160/gcash-7-eleven-team-up-in-cashless-race |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, due to the effect of [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in the Philippines, the Philippine Seven Corporation (PSC) slashed the store openings to 200 from the original 400 stores planned to be open  due to financial difficulties from the growing pandemic situation.<ref>{{cite news |first=Bernie C. |last=Magkilat|url=https://mb.com.ph/2020/07/05/7-eleven-slashes-store-opening-this-year/ |title=7-Eleven slashes store opening this year |work=[[Manila Bulletin]] |date=July 5, 2020 |access-date=July 12, 2021 |archive-date=May 21, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521125231/https://mb.com.ph/2020/07/05/7-eleven-slashes-store-opening-this-year/ |url-status=live}}</ref> On July 11, 2021, coinciding with the 94th founding anniversary of the convenience store chain, 7-Eleven Philippines opened its 3,000th store in [[Meycauayan, Bulacan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/on-the-radar/2021/07/05/2108684/7-elevens-birthday-sale-has-over-250-items-50-off-deals-low-p7|title=7-Eleven's Birthday Sale has over 250 items at 50% off, deals for as low as P7|website=[[The Philippine Star]]|date=July 5, 2021|access-date=July 12, 2021|archive-date=July 12, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210712110550/https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/on-the-radar/2021/07/05/2108684/7-elevens-birthday-sale-has-over-250-items-50-off-deals-low-p7|url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 15, 2024, as part of 7-Eleven Philippines' 40th year of operations, they opened their milestone 4,000th store in Newport, Makati City.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://business.inquirer.net/485115/7-eleven-operator-celebrates-4000-store-milestone-in-ph|title=7-Eleven operator celebrates 4,000-store milestone in PH|date=October 17, 2024|access-date=October 18, 2024|newspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|first=Alden M.|last=Monzon}}</ref>

====Singapore====
[[File:Bugis 7-Eleven 11-11-2023.jpg|thumb|A 7-Eleven store in [[Bugis, Singapore|Bugis]], Singapore]]
In Singapore, 7-Eleven forms the largest chain of [[convenience stores]] island-wide. There are 393 7-Eleven stores in the country as of February 2018. Stores in Singapore are operated by [[DFI Retail Group]] (formerly Dairy Farm International Holdings), franchised under a licensing agreement with 7-Eleven Incorporated. The first 7-Eleven store in Singapore was opened along Upper Changi Road in June 1983,<ref>{{cite news |title=First 7-Eleven store opens |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/singmonitor19830616-1.2.8.1?qt=7-eleven&q=7-eleven |work=Singapore Monitor |date=June 16, 1983}}</ref> and in 1986 the first franchised 7-Eleven store (under the [[Jardines (company)|Jardines]]) was opened. The license was then acquired by [[Cold Storage (supermarket)|Cold Storage]] Singapore, a subsidiary of the [[DFI Retail Group|Dairy Farm Group]], in 1989.

In 2006, [[Shell plc|Shell Singapore]] and 7-Eleven agreed to rebrand all 68 of its Shell Select convenience stores into 7-Eleven. The partnership was terminated in October 2017, and the remaining 52 7-Eleven stores in Shell petrol stations were gradually rebranded back into Shell Select.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/shell-to-end-partnership-with-7-eleven-chain|title=Shell to end partnership with 7-Eleven chain|first=Christopher|last=Tan|date=October 2, 2017|access-date=October 5, 2017|work=[[The Straits Times]]|archive-date=October 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171006111030/http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/shell-to-end-partnership-with-7-eleven-chain|url-status=live}}</ref>

====South Korea====
[[File:7-Eleven store Gwangju-pyeongdong-SB shop 20190522 140530.jpg|thumb|7-Eleven store in [[Gwangsan-gu]], [[Gwangju]], South Korea]]

7-Eleven has a major presence in the Republic of Korea convenience store market, where it competes with [[CU (store)|CU]], [[GS25]] (formerly LG25), and independent competitors. There are 11,067 7-Eleven stores in the Republic of Korea; with only Japan and [[Thailand]] hosting more stores. The first 7-Eleven store in the Republic of Korea opened in May 1989 in [[Songpa-gu]] in [[Seoul]] with a franchise license under the [[Lotte Corporation|Lotte Group]]. In January 2010, Lotte Group acquired the [[Buy the Way]] convenience store chain and rebranded its 1,000 stores under the 7-Eleven brand.

In 2021, 7-Eleven announced that it would be working with a South Korean nonprofit to create jobs and franchising opportunities for [[North Korean defectors]] in South Korea.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/04/01/South-Korea-defectors-7Eleven-jobs/4881617295026/?spt=su&or=btn_tw |title=7-Eleven to create jobs, franchise opportunities for North Korean defectors |first=Elizabeth |last=Shin |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401170606/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/04/01/South-Korea-defectors-7Eleven-jobs/4881617295026/?spt=su&or=btn_tw |url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2022, Lotte acquired the entire stake of [[Ministop]] Korea Co. for 313.37 billion won ($263 million). After acquisition, all the Ministop store were gradually converted to 7-Eleven.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yoon-seo |first=Lee |title=7-Eleven speeds up converting Ministop stores |work=[[The Korea Herald]] |date=21 December 2022 |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20221221000537 |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>

====Taiwan====
[[File:7 ELEVEn Outles in Sindian.jpg|thumb|Two 7-Eleven stores near the same intersection in [[Xindian District]], [[New Taipei City]], [[Taiwan]]]]

7-Eleven is the largest convenience store chain In [[Taiwan]], and is owned by [[Uni-President Enterprises Corporation|President Chain Store Corporation (PCSC)]]. The first fourteen stores opened in 1979, and struggled to make a profit. Southland Corporation partnered with Uni-President to modernise the stores. However, business was still slow, and Uni-President opted to stock Asian foods. In 1986, 7-Eleven made its first profit in Taiwan.<ref>{{cite news |first=Han |last=Cheung |title=Taiwan in Time: The fledgling days of 7-Eleven in Taiwan |work=[[Taipei Times]] |url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2018/02/04/2003687006/2 |access-date=February 4, 2018 |date=February 4, 2018 |archive-date=February 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180204124111/http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2018/02/04/2003687006/2 |url-status=live}}</ref> The 5,000th store was opened in July 2014.<ref>{{cite news |first1=Maranda |last1=Hsu |first2=Lilian |last2=Wu |title=Taiwan's 5,000th 7-Eleven convenience store opens for business |agency=[[Central News Agency (Taiwan)]] |website=focustaiwan.tw |date=July 11, 2014 |url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201407110031.aspx |access-date=October 29, 2014 |archive-date=October 29, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029143302/http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aeco/201407110031.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> In January 2018, an experimental and [[Automated convenience store|unstaffed shop]] branded the X-Store was opened.<ref>{{cite news |first=Keoni |last=Everington |title=7-Eleven Taiwan opens first unmanned 'X-Store' |work=[[Taiwan News]] |date=January 30, 2018 |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3352033 |access-date=February 5, 2018 |archive-date=January 30, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130205456/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3352033 |url-status=live}}</ref> 7-Eleven announced plans to operate a combination store in partnership with [[Domino's Pizza]] in February 2019.<ref>{{cite news |first=Keoni |last=Everington |title=7-Eleven Taiwan to sell freshly-baked Domino's Pizza |work=[[Taiwan News]] |date=February 26, 2019 |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3646431 |access-date=February 27, 2019 |archive-date=February 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228191818/https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3646431 |url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Open chan Clock on Column of 7-Eleven Zentang Store 20160530.jpg|thumb|A 7-Eleven clock featuring cartoons of Open-Chan (right) and his friends (left)]]
In the early 2000s, 7-Eleven and [[Dentsu]] introduced a corporate mascot named Open-Chan (Open 小將), an extraterrestrial dog who wears a rainbow-shaped crown from a fictional planet known as Planet Open to be a "cartoon spokesperson" for the store chain in Taiwan. Open-Chan quickly grew in popularity among Taiwanese children soon after its initial debut.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.7-11.com.tw/en/business/im.html |title=7-ELEVEN |website=7–11.com.tw |access-date=September 13, 2019 |archive-date=December 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207190010/http://www.7-11.com.tw/En/business/im.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Hsu |first=Eva Dou and Jenny W. |title=How Convenient: In Taiwan, the 24/7 Store Does It All |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |date=May 17, 2014 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-taiwan-convenience-stores-have-big-selections-many-fans-1400293559 |access-date=September 13, 2019 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724105833/https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-taiwan-convenience-stores-have-big-selections-many-fans-1400293559 |url-status=live}}</ref> After Open-Chan's subsequent rise to prominence in Taiwan, the character was even introduced in Japan.<ref>{{cite web |title=台湾のゆるキャラ「ＯＰＥＮちゃん」も和装で登場！ 「日本台湾祭り２０１７」|lang=ja |trans-title=Taiwanese mascot character "OPEN-chan" also appears in Japanese clothes! "Japan Taiwan Festival 2017" |website=news.searchina.net |date= |url=http://news.searchina.net/id/1640156 |access-date=September 13, 2019 |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724142336/http://news.searchina.net/id/1640156 |url-status=live}}</ref> The unique convenience store culture formed by President Chain Store (7-Eleven in Taiwan) has become a part of [[Taiwanese culture]].<ref>{{Cite news |first=Zeng |last=Zhen |translator-first=Anne Sophie |translator-last=Goninet |title=Welcome To 7-Eleven Island: Unpacking Taiwan's Culture Of Convenience |work=[[The Economic Observer]] |via=[[Worldcrunch]] |date=2014-04-11 |url=https://worldcrunch.com/food-travel/welcome-to-7-eleven-island-unpacking-taiwan039s-culture-of-convenience |access-date=July 28, 2022 |archive-date=October 1, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001080113/https://worldcrunch.com/food-travel/welcome-to-7-eleven-island-unpacking-taiwan039s-culture-of-convenience |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Taiwan 7-Eleven Why So Special? Your Insiders Guide |website=ltl-taiwan.com |date=January 5, 2022 |url=https://ltl-taiwan.com/taiwan-7-eleven/ |access-date=July 28, 2022 |archive-date=June 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220627135047/https://ltl-taiwan.com/taiwan-7-eleven/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

7-Eleven Taiwan also operates an [[Mobile virtual network operator|MVNO]] called ibon mobile, which offers [[Prepaid mobile phone|prepaid]] and [[Postpaid mobile phone|postpaid]] SIM cards using the [[Far EasTone|FarEasTone]] network.<ref>{{cite web |first=Ernest |last=Adu |title=Ibon Mobile Taiwan Review: Way Faster Than Expected (+Speedtests)  |website=phonetravelwiz.com |date=September 9, 2020 |url=https://www.phonetravelwiz.com/ibon-mobile-taiwan-review/ |access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Jego |title=Ibon Mobile Taiwan Explored |website=phonetravelwiz.com |date=December 12, 2023 |url=https://www.phonetravelwiz.com/ibon-mobile-taiwan-explored/ |access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref>

====Thailand====
{{Further information|CP All}}
[[File:7-Eleven, Bangkok, Thailand.jpg|thumb|7-Eleven, [[Sukhumvit Road|Sukhumvit]] Soi 13, [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]]]
The first Thai 7-Eleven opened on 1 June 1989 on [[Patpong|Patpong Road]] in Bangkok. The chain consists of both company-owned (45%) and franchised shops (55%).<ref name="PE-20200312">{{cite news |last=Kri-aksorn |first=Thammachart |title=Here's why Twitter users boycott 7-eleven |url=https://prachataienglish.com/node/8399 |access-date=2024-10-10 |work=[[Prachatai]] |date=March 12, 2020 |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724105840/https://prachatai.com/english/node/8399 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[CP All|CP All Public Company Limited]], a listed subsidiary of the [[Charoen Pokphand]] Group Company, is the 7-Eleven owner and [[franchising|franchisor]] in [[Thailand]]; CP received the franchise rights for Thailand in 1988.<ref>{{cite news |title=CP planning 1.6b baht listing of Siam Makro |work=[[The Business Times (Singapore)|The Business Times]] |date=21 May 1994 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19940521-1.2.19.8.9 |url-access=subscription |access-date=12 May 2024}}</ref>  As of 2022, CP All has a total of 13,838 stores in Thailand,<ref>{{cite web |title=CP All 2022 Annual Report |url=https://www.cpall.co.th/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/CP-ALL-ENG-AW-ALL-15-03-66-Low-res.pdf |access-date=October 5, 2023}}</ref> an increase from 12,432 in 2020.<ref name="PE-20200312" /> In 2018, 7-Eleven generated 335,532 million [[Thai baht|baht]] in income for CP.<ref name="PE-20200312" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Jitpleecheep |first=Pitsinee |title=7-Eleven poised to top 11,000 stores in 2018 |work=[[Bangkok Post]] |date=January 31, 2018 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/1404750/7-eleven-poised-to-top-11-000-stores-in-2018 |access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-date=July 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715061338/https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1404750/7-eleven-poised-to-top-11-000-stores-in-2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> 7-Eleven holds a 70% market share in the [[convenience store]] category, opposed by some 7,000 other convenience stores (e.g., [[FamilyMart]]) and 400,000 "[[small business|mom and pop]]" shops.<ref name="PE-20200312" /><ref>{{cite news |last=Kyozuka |first=Tamaki |title=FamilyMart to double stores in Thailand, take on 7-Eleven |work=[[Nikkei Asia]] |date=November 15, 2016 |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/FamilyMart-to-double-stores-in-Thailand-take-on-7-Eleven |url-access=subscription |access-date=June 4, 2018 |archive-date=November 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109024822/https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/FamilyMart-to-double-stores-in-Thailand-take-on-7-Eleven |url-status=live}}</ref> Thailand has the second largest number of 7-Eleven stores after Japan.<ref name="About 7-Eleven">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080731072739/http://www.7-eleven.com/AboutUs/InternationalLicensing/tabid/115/Default.aspx About 7-Eleven], 7-Eleven. Retrieved March 25, 2010.</ref>

In an effort to reduce [[plastic pollution]] the parent company of 7-Eleven stores in Thailand, [[CP All|CP All Public Company]], announced their intent in November 2018 to reduce and eventually end the use of single-use plastic bags.<ref>{{cite news |title=7-Eleven stores to reduce the use of plastic bags |url=https://thethaiger.com/news/national/7-eleven-stores-to-reduce-the-use-of-plastic-bags |work=[[The Thaiger]] |date=November 8, 2018 |access-date=November 8, 2018 |archive-date=November 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181109070724/https://thethaiger.com/news/national/7-eleven-stores-to-reduce-the-use-of-plastic-bags |url-status=live}}</ref> {{as of|January 2020}}, 7-Eleven—along with 42 other Thai retailers—will stop giving single-use plastic bags to customers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Major Thai stores to stop giving out plastic bags by 2020: minister |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-plastic/major-thai-stores-to-stop-giving-out-plastic-bags-by-2020-minister-idUSKBN1W915E |access-date=September 25, 2019 |work=[[Reuters]] |date=September 24, 2019 |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925175337/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-thailand-plastic/major-thai-stores-to-stop-giving-out-plastic-bags-by-2020-minister-idUSKBN1W915E |url-status=live}}</ref> However, the use of plastic bags is still prevalent in many shops throughout the country,<ref>{{cite news |title=Plastic 'ban' flouted at shops |work=[[Bangkok Post]] |date=March 12, 2020 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1876679/plastic-ban-flouted-at-shops |access-date=April 24, 2023 |archive-date=July 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230715061336/https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/1876679/plastic-ban-flouted-at-shops |url-status=live |last1=Hicks |first1=William }}</ref> as are [[plastic straws]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Enforce the plastic ban |work=[[Bangkok Post]] |date=2022-01-04 |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2241559/enforce-the-plastic-ban |access-date=2024-08-11}}</ref>

====United Arab Emirates====
Seven & I Holdings announced in June 2014 that they had agreed a contract with Seven Emirates Investment LLC to open the first Middle Eastern 7-Eleven in [[Dubai]], [[United Arab Emirates]] during the summer of 2015.<ref name="7-Eleven to open in Dubai">{{cite news |url=http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/retail/7eleven-to-open-in-dubai-next-year-first-in-middle-east |title=7-Eleven to open in Dubai next year, first in Middle East |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |date=June 17, 2014 |access-date=June 19, 2014 |first=Sananda |last=Sahoo |archive-date=June 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170622151559/http://www.thenational.ae/business/industry-insights/retail/7eleven-to-open-in-dubai-next-year-first-in-middle-east |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="7-Eleven to Open Store in Dubai">{{cite news |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/7-eleven-to-open-store-in-dubai-1402942024 |title=7-Eleven to Open Store in Dubai |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] | date=June 16, 2014 |access-date=June 19, 2014 |last=Armental |first=Maria |archive-date=January 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150121164443/http://www.wsj.com/articles/7-eleven-to-open-store-in-dubai-1402942024 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Seven & I Dubai">{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Chang-Ran |last2=Shimizu |first2=Ritsuko |title=Seven & i to open 7-Eleven in Dubai next year, first in Middle East |work=[[Reuters]] |date=June 17, 2014 |url=http://in.reuters.com/article/seveni-emirates-dubai-idINL4N0OY0TN20140617 |access-date=June 19, 2014 |archive-date=December 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151224181007/http://in.reuters.com/article/seveni-emirates-dubai-idINL4N0OY0TN20140617 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The company also said that they had plans to open about 100 stores in the country by the end of 2017.<ref name="7-Eleven to open in Dubai" /><ref name="Seven & I Dubai"/> The first store was opened in October 2015. The country has 13 stores as of January 2018, but as of the 2020s, 7 Eleven has shut down and is now absent in Dubai until further notice.

====Vietnam====
The first 7-Eleven store in Vietnam opened on June 15, 2017, making Vietnam the 17th country to host the world's largest convenience store chain. Seven System Vietnam (SSV) is the Master Franchisee of the 7-Eleven convenience store system in Vietnam, based in Ho Chi Minh City.

===Australia===
[[File:190 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000.jpg|thumb|7-Eleven store in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia]]]]
The first 7-Eleven in Australia opened on 24 August 1977, in the [[Melbourne]] suburb of [[Oakleigh, Victoria|Oakleigh]]. The majority of stores are located in metropolitan areas, particularly in central business district areas. Stores in suburban areas often operate as [[petrol station]]s and most are owned and operated as franchises, with a central administration. 7-Eleven bought [[Mobil]]'s remaining Australian petrol stations in 2010, converting them to 7-Eleven convenience store{{\}}petrol stations.<ref>{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Ker |title=Mobil name goes back on 7-Eleven stations |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=10 January 2014 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/mobil-name-goes-back-on-7eleven-stations-20140109-30kds.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=23 October 2020 |archive-date=October 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027045634/https://www.smh.com.au/business/mobil-name-goes-back-on-7eleven-stations-20140109-30kds.html |url-status=live}}</ref> In South Australia all Mobil petrol stations were later sold to [[Peregrine Corporation]] and rebranded to [[OTR (convenience store)|OTR]] convenience store{{\}}petrol stations.<ref>{{cite press release |title=7-Eleven Acquires Mobil Retail Fuels Business |date= |publisher=7-Eleven Australia |url=http://www.7eleven.com.au/media-centre/article/7-eleven-acquires-mobil-retail-fuels-business |access-date=October 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319223558/https://www.7eleven.com.au/media-centre/article/7-eleven-acquires-mobil-retail-fuels-business |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In April 2014, 7-Eleven announced plans to start operating stores in Western Australia, with 11 stores planned to operate within the first year and a total of 75 stores established within five years. The first store was opened on October 30, 2014, in the city of [[Fremantle]].<ref>{{cite web |title=7-Eleven opens first WA store |website=franchisebusiness.com.au |date=October 31, 2014 |url=http://www.franchisebusiness.com.au/news/7-eleven-opens-first-wa-store |access-date=January 16, 2015 |archive-date=September 4, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904045524/http://www.franchisebusiness.com.au/news/7-eleven-opens-first-wa-store |url-status=live}}</ref> The country has 675 stores as of January 2018.

In April 2022, 7-Eleven Australia settled a class-action lawsuit from its franchisees for A$98 million, amid claims that it had misled franchisees about the profitability of its business model.<ref>{{cite news |title=7-Eleven to pay $98m after franchisees allege its model was 'a lemon' based on wage theft |work=[[ABC News (Australia)|ABC News]] |date= |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-06/7-eleven-wage-theft-98-million-franchisees-class-action/100970682 |access-date=6 April 2022 |archive-date=April 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406162749/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-06/7-eleven-wage-theft-98-million-franchisees-class-action/100970682 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2023, [[Seven & i Holdings]] of Japan agreed to purchase the Australian 7-Eleven franchise from its original franchise owners for [[Australian dollar|A$]]1.71 billion.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Murdoch |first1=Scott |last2=Summerville |first2=Abigail |last3=Swift |first3=Rocky |title=Japan's Seven & i expands 7-Eleven empire with purchase of Australian franchise |work=[[Reuters]] |date=November 30, 2023 |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/japans-seven-i-holdings-buys-australian-7-eleven-franchise-114-billion-sources-2023-11-30/ |access-date=January 24, 2024}}</ref> The purchase was finalised in April 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.7eleven.com.au/get-to-know-us/stories/news/7-Eleven-International-Completes-Acquisition-of-7-Eleven-Australia.html|title=7-Eleven International Completes Acquisition of 7-Eleven Australia|publisher=7-Eleven|date=1 April 2024|access-date=27 November 2024}}</ref>

====Class actions====
In August 2015, [[Fairfax Media]] and the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation|ABC's]] ''[[Four Corners (Australian TV program)|Four Corners]]'' programme reported on the employment practices of certain 7-Eleven franchisees in Australia.<ref name="smh1">{{cite news |last1=Ferguson |first1=Adele |author-link1=Adele Ferguson |last2=Danckert |first2=Sarah |last3=Klaus |first3=Toft|title=7-Eleven: Investigation exposes shocking exploitation of convenience store workers |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=August 29, 2015 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/7eleven-investigation-exposes-shocking-exploitation-of-convenience-store-workers-20150828-gja276.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002080050/http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/7eleven-investigation-exposes-shocking-exploitation-of-convenience-store-workers-20150828-gja276.html |archive-date=October 2, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The investigation found that many 7-Eleven employees were being underpaid at rates of around [[Australian dollar|A$]]10 to A$14 per hour before tax, well under the legally required minimum [[Industrial award|award rate]] of A$24.69 per hour.<ref name="smh1" />  The ''Four Corners'' investigation into 7-Eleven won a [[Walkley Awards|Walkley Award]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/age-journalists-recognised-at-walkley-awards-20151203-glf3dc.html|title=Age journalists recognised at Walkley awards|date=December 3, 2015|website=[[The Age]]|access-date=August 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105120833/http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/age-journalists-recognised-at-walkley-awards-20151203-glf3dc.html|archive-date=November 5, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

Franchisees underpaying their staff would typically maintain rosters and pay records that appeared to show the employee being paid the legally required rate; however, these records only included half of the hours the employee actually worked in a week. Employees were then paid on the basis of these records, resulting in them effectively being paid half the legally required rate.<ref name="smh1" />  It was also reported that workers were often not paid loadings and [[penalty rates]] that they are legally entitled to, for working overtime hours, nights, weekends, and public holidays.<ref name="smh1" />

After these reports came to light and received widespread attention, some employees had alleged to Fairfax Media that they had begun to be paid correctly through the 7-Eleven payroll system; however, they were then asked by the franchisee to pay back half their wages in cash.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ferguson |first=Adele |authorlink=Adele Ferguson |title=7-Eleven: Workers caught in cashback scam |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=September 8, 2015 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/7eleven-workers-caught-in-cashback-scam-20150907-gjh0kt.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 2, 2015 |archive-date=October 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011095559/http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/7eleven-workers-caught-in-cashback-scam-20150907-gjh0kt.html |url-status=live}}</ref> 7-Eleven subsequently announced they would fund an inquiry to investigate instances of wage fraud. The inquiry was conducted by an independent panel chaired by former [[Australian Competition & Consumer Commission]] chairman [[Allan Fels]], and with the support of professional services firm [[Deloitte]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ferguson |first1=Adele |authorlink1=Adele Ferguson |last2=Danckert |first2=Sarah |title=7-Eleven: Allan Fels to lead wage scandal inquiry |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=2015-09-03 |url=http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/7eleven-allan-fels-to-lead-wage-inquiry-20150903-gjehxu |url-access=subscription |access-date=October 2, 2015 |archive-date=October 16, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016074440/http://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace-relations/7eleven-allan-fels-to-lead-wage-inquiry-20150903-gjehxu |url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2015, chairman Russ Withers and chief executive Warren Wilmot announced they were resigning from the company. Deputy chairman Michael Smith replaced Withers, while Bob Baily was appointed as interim chief executive.<ref>{{cite news |title=Australia 7-Eleven chairman Russ Withers and chief executive Warren Wilmot resign |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=30 September 2015 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/30/australia-7-eleven-founder-russ-withers-resigns |access-date=23 October 2020 |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026091421/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/sep/30/australia-7-eleven-founder-russ-withers-resigns |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ferguson |first1=Adele |authorlink1=Adele Ferguson |last2=Danckert |first2=Sarah |title=Russ Withers resigns from 7-Eleven board, CEO Warren Wilmot also stands down |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=1 October 2015 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/7eleven-russ-withers-resigns-from-board-ceo-warren-wilmot-also-stands-down-20150930-gjxw28.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=23 October 2020 |archive-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026175036/https://www.smh.com.au/business/workplace/7eleven-russ-withers-resigns-from-board-ceo-warren-wilmot-also-stands-down-20150930-gjxw28.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2015, Stewart Levitt of law firm Levitt Robinson Solicitors, who featured prominently in the ''Four Corners'' program, announced a potential [[class action lawsuit]] against 7-Eleven head office on behalf of franchisees who had allegedly been lured into signing on with 7-Eleven by false representations.<ref>{{cite press release |title=7-Eleven Class Action Looms for Disaffected Franchisees |date=December 7, 2015 |publisher=Levitt Robinson Solicitors |url=http://levittrobinson.com/7-eleven-class-action-looms-for-disaffected-franchisees/ |access-date=August 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405023305/http://levittrobinson.com/7-eleven-class-action-looms-for-disaffected-franchisees/ |archive-date=April 5, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This announcement was made on the same day as a Court finding describing Levvit Robinson's "hellish bullying" of Dr Brendan French,<ref>{{cite news|work = [[Australian Financial Review]]|title = CBA executive awarded $300,000 after 'hellish' bullying|url = https://www.afr.com/companies/professional-services/cba-executive-awarded-300000-after-hellish-bullying-20151207-glhm8f|first = Marianna|last = Papadakis|date = December 7, 2015|access-date = 23 July 2021}}</ref> miring the action in controversy. Also on that day, 7-Eleven offered to pay "the first $25 million of back-pay claims brought by current and former workers. Franchisees would then pay the next $5 million and any payments after that would be split 50-50 between head office and franchisees."<ref name = SMHoffer>{{cite news |first1=Adele |last1=Ferguson |authorlink1=Adele Ferguson |first2=Sarah |last2=Danckert |title=7-Eleven offer $25 million in back-pay as class action looms |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=December 7, 2015 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/class-action-looms-for-7eleven-as-offer-to-pay-25-million-in-back-pay-emerges-20151206-glgimh.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=January 2, 2024 |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116001522/https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/class-action-looms-for-7eleven-as-offer-to-pay-25-million-in-back-pay-emerges-20151206-glgimh.html |url-status=live}}</ref>  Fels "described the $25 million offer from head office as a 'significant step forward'" but added that his panel's investigation would not be effected.<ref name = SMHoffer /> 7-Eleven ultimately paid more than $173 million for "systematic wage theft" to workers employed between 2015 and 2020.<ref name=LW>{{cite news |first=Lauren |last=Croft |title=7-Eleven ordered to pay $98m in class action settlement |website=lawyersweekly.com.au |date=April 7, 2022 |url=https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/biglaw/34096-7-eleven-ordered-to-pay-98-million-in-class-action-settlement |access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref>

Levvit Robinson was forced to retract misleading statements made in advertising to 7-Eleven franchisees in June 2018 by the [[Federal Court of Australia]].<ref>{{cite web |first=Sarah |last=Stowe |title=7-Eleven class action law firm forced to retract statements |website=franchisebusiness.com.au |date=June 7, 2018 |url=https://www.franchisebusiness.com.au/7-eleven-class-action-law-firm-forced-to-retract-statements/ |access-date=July 23, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723030257/https://www.franchisebusiness.com.au/7-eleven-class-action-law-firm-forced-to-retract-statements/ |archive-date=July 23, 2021 |url-status=dead}}</ref> This occurred only months after Levvit Robinson launched a new class action against 7-Eleven that included the [[ANZ Bank]]<ref>{{cite web |first=Sarah |last=Stowe |title=7-Eleven, ANZ to face class action from franchisees |website=franchisebusiness.com.au |date=February 15, 2018 |url=https://franchisebusiness.com.au/7-eleven-anz-to-face-class-action-from-franchisees/ |access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref> despite banks having stopped loans to 7-Eleven franchisees in 2015.<ref>{{cite web |first=Sarah |last=Stowe |title=7-Eleven news wrap-up: recent revelations |website=franchisebusiness.com.au |date=October 28, 2015 |url=https://franchisebusiness.com.au/7-eleven-news-wrap-up-recent-revelations/ |access-date=January 2, 2024}}</ref>  In a settlement approved by the Federal Court in 2022, 7-Eleven agreed to pay $98 million to franchisees alleging that they were misled regarding store profitability.<ref>{{cite news |first=Angus |last=Thompson |title= 7-Eleven to pay franchisees $98 million in class action settlement |work=[[Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=April 6, 2022|url=https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/7-eleven-to-pay-franchisees-98-million-in-class-action-settlement-20220406-p5abei.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=January 2, 2024 }}</ref> Though the settlement was reached without any admission of fault, the case included allegations that 7-Eleven had misrepresented employee-related costs as about seven percent of total costs, when a more accurate figure was around thirteen percent.  This difference made many franchisees "unable to make a profit unless they underpaid staff," as was shown in the wage theft class action.<ref name = LW />

===Europe===
====Denmark====
[[File:7-Eleven Copenhagen.jpg|thumb|7-Eleven store in [[Strøget|Strøget, Copenhagen]], Denmark]]
The first 7-Eleven store in Denmark was opened at [[Østerbro]] in Copenhagen on September 14, 1993. There are 185 stores, mostly in [[Copenhagen]], [[Aarhus]], [[Aalborg]], and [[Odense]], including two stores at [[Copenhagen Central Station]]. In Denmark, 7-Eleven has an agreement with [[Royal Dutch Shell|Shell]], with a nationwide network of Shell/7-Eleven service stations, and an agreement with the Danish railway company [[DSB (railway company)|DSB]] to have 7-Eleven stores at most [[S-train (Copenhagen)|S-train]] stations and other train stations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=7-Eleven Danmark |website=[[LinkedIn]] |url=https://dk.linkedin.com/company/7-eleven-dk |access-date=2024-01-26}}</ref>

In 2022, 7-Eleven in Denmark suffered a widespread [[Ransomware|ransomware attack]] that caused all stores to temporarily close. 7-Eleven did not comply with the attacker's demands. No customer data was compromised in the attack.<ref>{{Cite news |title=7-Eleven bekræfter ransomware-angreb: 'Vi har ikke haft dialog med bagmændene' |language=da-DK |trans-title=7-Eleven confirms ransomware attack: 'We have not had a dialogue with the perpetrators' |work=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]] |date=2022-08-10 |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/7-eleven-bekraefter-ransomware-angreb-vi-har-ikke-haft-dialog-med-bagmaendene |access-date=2022-10-03 |archive-date=October 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221003134511/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/7-eleven-bekraefter-ransomware-angreb-vi-har-ikke-haft-dialog-med-bagmaendene |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Norway====
[[File:7-Eleven Bergen Norway.JPG|thumb|7-Eleven store in [[Bergen]], Norway]]
7-Eleven has been established in Norway since 13 September 1986, when the first store opened in [[Oslo]]. In 2004, Reitan Convenience, a branch of the Norwegian [[Reitan Group]] bought the rights to use the 7-Eleven brand in Norway, Sweden and Denmark and since then has massively grown the number of operating shops in Scandinavia.

====Sweden====
7-Eleven entered Sweden in March 1984 with their first branch in [[Stockholm]]. Reitan acquired the brands right after 1997, and now has almost 200 stores throughout Sweden.

In May 2024, Reitan announced its intention to stop selling cigarettes in its Swedish stores, including all 7-Eleven Swedish stores, by 2026.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.svd.se/a/3MJmQ9/pressbyran-vill-sluta-salja-cigaretter | title=Pressbyrån och 7-eleven vill sluta sälja cigaretter | work=Svenska Dagbladet | date=May 13, 2024 | last1=Wallsten/Tt | first1=Beata }}</ref>

====Turkey====
7-Eleven entered the Turkish market in 1989.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thebrandplanet.com/bir-donem-turkiyede-faaliyet-gosteren-seven-eleven-satiliyor/ | title=Bir dönem Türkiye'de faaliyet gösteren Seven Eleven satılıyor | date=August 23, 2024 }}</ref> Major stakeholder of the master franchise, Özer Çiller sold his shares in 1993, after his wife [[Tansu Çiller]] became the Prime Minister.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://bigpara.hurriyet.com.tr/kobi/girisim-haberleri/ozer-bey-ile-tanidigimiz-7-eleven-artik-opet-in_ID349411/ | title=Özer Bey ile tanıdığımız 7-Eleven artık Opet'in | date=January 8, 2001 }}</ref> In the 2010s, 7-Eleven left the Turkish market, transferring most of its stores to franchise owners.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.patronlardunyasi.com/bir-zamanlar-turkiyede-de-subeleri-bulunan-seven-eleven-el-degistiriyor | title=Bir zamanlar Türkiye'de de şubeleri bulunan Seven Eleven el değiştiriyor - Türkiye'de İş Dünyası }}</ref>

====United Kingdom====
During the 1980s, 7-Eleven convenience stores were based in [[London]] and the South East of England. The first shop opened in [[Sydenham, London|Sydenham]], South East London in 1985. The United Kingdom had 57 7-Eleven stores when it was sold to [[Budgens]] in October 1997.<ref name=times>{{cite news |title=7-Eleven eyes return to UK |work=[[The Times]] |date=14 April 2019 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/markets/article/7-eleven-eyes-return-to-uk-th386jmh2 |access-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609053511/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/7-eleven-eyes-return-to-uk-th386jmh2 |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New name for 7–11 stores |work=[[The Independent]] |date=1998-03-31 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/new-name-for-711-stores-1153782.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903174012/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/new-name-for-711-stores-1153782.html |archive-date=2015-09-03 |url-status=live}}</ref> The company announced in 2014 they had planned to return to the UK market,<ref>{{cite web |title=7-Eleven set to enter UK convenience market |page=25 |date=March 2014 |url=http://www.conveniencestore.co.uk/news/retail/7-eleven-set-to-enter-uk-convenience-market/355878.article |website=conveniencestore.co.uk |access-date=27 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312144110/https://www.conveniencestore.co.uk/news/retail/7-eleven-set-to-enter-uk-convenience-market/355878.article |archive-date=March 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> but this did not progress beyond its announcement. In 2019, the company announced again it had planned to return, but as of October 2022 no stores had been opened.<ref name=times/>

===North America===
====Canada====
[[File:GUS-STATION in Canada.JPG|thumb|A 7-Eleven store with petrol station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada]]
The first 7-Eleven store to open in Canada was in [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], on June 29, 1969. There are 562 7-Eleven stores in Canada {{as of|2022|12|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://stores.7-eleven.ca/ca |title=All Locations in Canada |website=stores.7-eleven.ca |date=December 10, 2022 |access-date=December 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221210141853/https://stores.7-eleven.ca/ca |archive-date=December 10, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Winnipeg]], [[Manitoba]], 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Convenient Facts – 7-Eleven Corporate |website=corp.7-eleven.com |url=http://corp.7-eleven.com/corp/about#convenient_facts |access-date=January 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109131947/http://corp.7-eleven.com/corp/about#convenient_facts |archive-date=November 9, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> All 7-Eleven locations in Canada are corporate operated.<ref>{{cite web |title=7-Eleven – A Strong Brand |website=franchise.7-eleven.com |url=http://franchise.7-eleven.com/index.php/a-strong-brand |access-date=August 8, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114231706/http://www.franchise.7-eleven.com/index.php/a-strong-brand |archive-date=November 14, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Like its U.S. counterparts every July 11 the stores offer free [[Slurpee]]s on "7-Eleven Day".

A limited number of 7-Eleven locations feature [[filling station|gas station]]s from [[Shell Canada]], [[Petro-Canada]], or [[Esso]]. In November 2005, 7-Eleven started offering the Speak Out Wireless cellphone service in Canada. 7-Eleven locations also featured [[Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce|CIBC]] [[Automated teller machine|ATM]]s{{emdash}}in June 2012, these machines were replaced with ATMs operated by [[Scotiabank]]. 7-Eleven abandoned the [[Ottawa]], [[Ontario]], market in December 2009 after selling its six outlets to [[Quickie Convenience Stores]], a regional chain. Following concerns over the fate of [[7-Eleven Speak Out Wireless]] customers, Quickie offered the option for SpeakOut customers to port into the Good2Go mobile provider.<ref>{{Cite web |title=International News: 7-Eleven Exits Ottawa with Sale to Quickie C-stores |website=csnews.com |date=October 30, 2009 |url=https://csnews.com/international-news-7-eleven-exits-ottawa-sale-quickie-c-stores |access-date=April 9, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410072138/https://csnews.com/international-news-7-eleven-exits-ottawa-sale-quickie-c-stores |archive-date=April 10, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Attention... Speak Out Customers are Good 2 Go... |website=quickiestores.com |url=http://www.quickiestores.com/pg_CompanyNewsDetails.php?int_ArticleItemId=14&str_Evt=evt_LnkPgArticleItem_Select |access-date=December 12, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715135756/http://www.quickiestores.com/pg_CompanyNewsDetails.php?int_ArticleItemId=14&str_Evt=evt_LnkPgArticleItem_Select |archive-date=July 15, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> SpeakOut subsequently offered online sales as an option, and continues to offer Ottawa-based phone numbers to new and existing customers. 7-Eleven is similarly absent from the [[Quebec]] market due to its saturation by chains like [[Alimentation Couche-Tard]] and by independent [[dépanneur]]s.

In March 2016, 7-Eleven acquired 148 [[Imperial Oil]]-owned Esso gas stations in Alberta and British Columbia for C$2.8&nbsp;billion. Most of their convenience stores were converted to 7-Eleven stores, and they remain supplied by Esso. Some locations were not converted to 7-Eleven; these locations operate under the transitional banner "smartstop 24/7" with their existing store formats, typically inherited from [[On the Run (convenience store)|On the Run]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |title=Exciting the Market |magazine=Octane |issue=March/April 2019 |page=12 |url=https://issuu.com/ensembleiq/docs/csnc_mar_19_fa3f064e4361b4/12 |access-date=July 25, 2019 |via=[[Issuu]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915165334/https://issuu.com/ensembleiq/docs/csnc_mar_19_fa3f064e4361b4/12 |archive-date=September 15, 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Esso stations to sprout 7-Eleven stores thanks to $2.8-billion gas bar megadeal |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |date=March 9, 2016 |url=https://calgaryherald.com/business/energy/esso-stations-to-sprout-7-eleven-stores-thanks-to-2-8-billion-gas-bar-megadeal |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404182709/https://calgaryherald.com/business/energy/esso-stations-to-sprout-7-eleven-stores-thanks-to-2-8-billion-gas-bar-megadeal |archive-date=April 4, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>

====Mexico====
[[File:7-Eleven Cancun.jpg|thumb|A 7-Eleven store in [[Cancún, Quintana Roo]], Mexico]]
In Mexico, the first 7-Eleven store opened in 1976 in [[Monterrey]] in association with Grupo Chapa (now Iconn) and 7-Eleven, Inc. under the name Super 7. In 1995, Super 7 was renamed to 7-Eleven, which now has 1,835 stores in several areas of the country, making it the second-largest convenience store chain in the country, between [[Oxxo]] and [[Circle K]]. When stores are located within classically designed buildings (such as in [[Historic center of Mexico City|Centro Histórico]] buildings) or important landmarks, the storefront logo is displayed in monochrome with gold or silver lettering.

====United States====
[[File:Gulf7eleven.jpg|thumb|A 7-Eleven store [[Brand alliances|cobranded]] with [[Gulf Oil LP|Gulf Oil]] for gasoline sales in [[Ellwood City, Pennsylvania]], U.S. in 2010, having previously been a [[Citgo]] with the 7-Eleven. This store switched to [[Marathon Petroleum|Marathon]] for fuel sales in 2021 while remaining with 7-Eleven.]]
[[File:7-11 interior.jpg|thumb|Interior of a 7-Eleven in [[Dover, Florida]]]]
Supermarket News ranked 7-Eleven's North American operations No. 11 in the 2007 "Top 75 North American Food Retailers", based on the 2006 fiscal year estimated sales of US$15.0&nbsp;billion.<ref name="2007 SN">{{cite web |url = http://www.supermarketnews.com/sns-top-75/ |title = 2007 Top 75 North American Food Retailers, Supermarket News. Retrieved February 24, 2007. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307021209/http://www.supermarketnews.com/sns-top-75/ |archive-date=7 March 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Based on the 2005 revenue, 7-Eleven is the 24th largest retailer in the United States.<ref>[http://www.stores.org/pdf/06%20JULY%20TOP%20100.pdf Top 100 Retailers: The Nation's Retail Power Players (PDF)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070808215354/http://www.stores.org/pdf/06%20JULY%20TOP%20100.pdf |date=August 8, 2007}}, ''Stores'', July 2006.</ref> {{as of|2013}}, 8,144 7-Eleven franchised units exist across the United States. Franchise fees range between US$10,000 – $1,000,000 and the ongoing royalty rate varies.<ref>{{cite web|title=7-Eleven Inc.|url=http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/7eleveninc/282052-0.html|work=Entrepreneur|publisher=Entrepreneur Media, Inc|access-date=November 10, 2013|year=2013|archive-date=November 10, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110092607/http://www.entrepreneur.com/franchises/7eleveninc/282052-0.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 7-Eleven America has its headquarters in the Cypress Waters development in Irving, [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2015/06/15/7-eleven-gets-41-5m-loan-for-new-irving-corporate.html|title=7-Eleven's new Irving corporate headquarters campus gets $41.5M loan – Dallas Business Journal|access-date=July 3, 2016|archive-date=August 16, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816161826/http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/news/2015/06/15/7-eleven-gets-41-5m-loan-for-new-irving-corporate.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Small-size Slurpees are free on "7-Eleven Day", on July 11. This holiday first became widely celebrated on July 11, 2008, when first discovered by J. Brabank and C. Johnson. One exception is 2020, when the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] caused that year's cancellation. 7 Rewards members got a free medium Slurpee in their app instead.

7-Eleven Stores of Oklahoma operated independently beginning in 1953 under an agreement with the Brown family.<ref>{{cite web |title=7-Eleven Stores of Oklahoma |website=cspnet.com |url=http://www.cspnet.com/industry-news-analysis/top-convenience-stores/retailer/7-eleven-stores-oklahoma-2016 |access-date=March 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403002616/http://www.cspnet.com/industry-news-analysis/top-convenience-stores/retailer/7-eleven-stores-oklahoma-2016 |archive-date=April 3, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref> As part of this franchise agreement, 7-Elevens in Oklahoma bore slight differences to stores elsewhere: for instance, products such as Big Bite hot dogs were not sold there, the Slurpee was branded as the "Icy Drink", and Oklahoma stores operated their own loyalty program called "Thx!", which did not intersect with the national 7Rewards system. On March 2, 2020, 7-Eleven, Inc. announced it had officially closed on the acquisition of over 100 of these independently operated 7-Eleven stores in Oklahoma. All of these 100 stores were in the greater Oklahoma City metropolitan area. This acquisition increased the total number of 7-Eleven stores in the US and Canada to nearly 9800. Following the purchase, the Oklahoma 7-Elevens were fully integrated into national branding, marketing, and loyalty campaigns.<ref>{{cite web|date=March 2, 2020|title=7-Eleven, Inc. Completes Acquisition of Independent Oklahoma Stores|url=https://corp.7-eleven.com/corp-press-releases/03-02-2020-7-eleven-inc-completes-acquisition-of-independent-oklahoma-stores|access-date=2020-10-06|website=corp.7-eleven.com |archive-date=November 28, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128220906/https://corp.7-eleven.com/corp-press-releases/03-02-2020-7-eleven-inc-completes-acquisition-of-independent-oklahoma-stores|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Lindenberg |first=Greg |title=7-Eleven Inc. to Acquire 7-Eleven Stores in Oklahoma |website=cspdailynews.com |date=January 17, 2020 |url=https://www.cspdailynews.com/mergers-acquisitions/7-eleven-inc-acquire-7-eleven-stores-oklahoma |access-date=2020-10-06 |archive-date=August 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812062036/https://www.cspdailynews.com/mergers-acquisitions/7-eleven-inc-acquire-7-eleven-stores-oklahoma |url-status=live}}</ref>

In April 2021, 7-Eleven launched the "Take it to Eleven" ad campaign. The slogan was partially inspired by the chain's name, but also the term "[[up to eleven]]" made popular in the film ''[[This is Spinal Tap]]''. The slogan was only for the main 7-Eleven brand and not A-Plus or Stripes.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.convenience.org/Media/Daily/2021/Apr/28/1-7-11-Launches-Take-it-to-11-Campaign_Marketing |title=7-Eleven Launches 'Take it to Eleven!' Campaign |website=convenience.org |access-date=February 28, 2022 |archive-date=March 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327072929/https://www.convenience.org/Media/Daily/2021/Apr/28/1-7-11-Launches-Take-it-to-11-Campaign_Marketing |url-status=live}}</ref>

By summer 2021, the company had installed just a few [[electric vehicle charging stations]], but announced plans to expand considerably, with a target of 250 DC fast-charging locations in the U.S. and Canada by the end of 2022, starting with four states (California, Colorado, Florida and Texas).<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Edwards |first1=Alex |last2=Seeley |first2=David |date=2021-06-01 |title=Charging Forward: Irving-based 7-Eleven Will Build 500 Fast-Charging EV Ports by End of 2022 |url=https://dallasinnovates.com/charging-forward-irving-based-7-eleven-will-build-500-fast-charging-ports-by-end-of-2022/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Dallas Innovates |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318084829/https://dallasinnovates.com/charging-forward-irving-based-7-eleven-will-build-500-fast-charging-ports-by-end-of-2022/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Less than two years later, in mid-March 2023, 7-Eleven announced plans for 7Charge, "its new, proprietary EV charging network and app",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Peter |date=2023-03-16 |title=7Charge is the 7-Eleven of the future: Ambitious EV fast-charging network and new app |url=https://electrek.co/2023/03/16/7-eleven-reveals-7charge-ev-fast-charging-network-and-app/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Electrek |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318083321/https://electrek.co/2023/03/16/7-eleven-reveals-7charge-ev-fast-charging-network-and-app/ |url-status=live}}</ref> promoting the Android and iOS mobile apps, which allow users to find 7-Eleven - and future Speedway and Stripes - charger locations and pay for charging.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Seeley |first=David |date=2023-03-16 |title=Irving-Based 7-Eleven Launches 7Charge EV Fast-Charging Network, App |url=https://dallasinnovates.com/irving-based-7-eleven-launches-7charge-ev-fast-charging-network-app/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Dallas Innovates |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318083322/https://dallasinnovates.com/irving-based-7-eleven-launches-7charge-ev-fast-charging-network-app/ |url-status=live}}</ref> 7Charge locations offer [[Combined Charging System|CCS]] and [[CHAdeMO]] charging;<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wituschek |first=Joe |date=2023-03-17 |title=7-Eleven is rolling out an EV fast-charging network in North America |url=https://bgr.com/tech/7-eleven-is-rolling-out-an-ev-fast-charging-network-in-north-america/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=BGR |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318083321/https://bgr.com/tech/7-eleven-is-rolling-out-an-ev-fast-charging-network-in-north-america/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Tesla drivers, and other vehicles using the (once-proprietary) [[North American Charging System|NACS connector]], can also charge, but require a user-supplied CCS adapter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=7-Eleven wants its EV charging network to be among the largest |url=https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1139070_7-eleven-wants-its-ev-charging-network-to-be-among-the-largest |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Green Car Reports |date=March 17, 2023 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318083321/https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1139070_7-eleven-wants-its-ev-charging-network-to-be-among-the-largest |url-status=live}}</ref>

In August 2022, 7-Eleven acquired Skipcart, a same-day and on-demand delivery platform.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 5, 2022 |first=Greg |last=Lindenberg |title=7-Eleven acquires the delivery service Skipcart |url=https://restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/7-eleven-acquires-delivery-service-skipcart |access-date=2022-08-08 |website=Restaurant Business |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807193358/https://www.restaurantbusinessonline.com/financing/7-eleven-acquires-delivery-service-skipcart |url-status=live}}</ref>

In early 2024, parent company Seven & i Holdings' CEO Ryuichi Isaka announced changes to the business model of US stores, placing the company's focus on fresh foods instead of a "[reliance] on gasoline and cigarettes". The company is working with food supplier Warabeya Nichiyo, which already supplies 7-Eleven's commissary food offerings in Japan, to create a US supply chain that will bring higher-quality Western and Japanese food offerings to 7-Eleven stores.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Matsuyama |first1=Kanoko |last2=Engle |first2=Stephen |date=2024-02-06 |title=Japan's Convenience Stores Can Span the Globe, 7-Eleven CEO Says |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-02-06/japan-s-convenience-stores-can-span-the-globe-7-eleven-ceo-says |access-date=2024-07-25 |work=Bloomberg}}</ref> Isaka also noted 7-Eleven's desire to grow its footprint and consolidate a larger portion of the US convenience store market.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shure |first=Marnie |date=2024-07-23 |title=Japan-Style 7-Elevens Are Coming to America — and That Means a Vastly Improved Menu |url=https://www.foodandwine.com/japanese-7-eleven-in-america-8681243 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=Food & Wine}}</ref> The company also announced plans to add hot and cold food options and a larger baked goods selection at up to 1,600 Speedway and Stripes stores.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Loder |first=Jessica |date=2024-01-17 |title=7-Eleven outlines upgrades for Speedway, Stripes stores |url=https://www.cstoredive.com/news/7-eleven-outlines-upgrades-for-speedway-stripes-stores/704697/ |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=C-Store Dive}}</ref>

=====Fuel=====
In the U.S., many 7-Eleven locations used to have filling stations with gasoline distributed by [[Citgo]], which in 1983 was purchased by Southland Corporation. 50% of Citgo was sold in 1986 to [[Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.]], and the remaining 50% was acquired in 1990. Although Citgo was the predominant partner of 7-Eleven, other oil companies are also co-branded with 7-Eleven, including [[Petrofina|Fina]], [[Exxon]], [[Mobil]], [[Gulf Oil LP|Gulf]], [[Marathon Petroleum|Marathon]], [[BP]], [[Amoco]], [[Phillips 66]], [[Conoco]], [[76 (gas station)|76]], [[Shell Oil Company|Shell]], [[Chevron Corporation|Chevron]] (some former TETCO convenience stores were co-branded with Chevron, and [[Texaco]] prior to the 7-Eleven purchase in late 2012), [[Sunoco]], and [[HF Sinclair|Sinclair]]. Conoco is the largest 7-Eleven licensee in North America.<ref>{{cite book|title= Energy Industry Almanac 2007: Energy Industry Market Research, Statistics, Trends & Leading Companies|date=2006|publisher=Plunket Research, Ltd.}}</ref> The [[Pittsburgh]] market alone—where 7-Eleven is the market leader by store count but third behind [[Sheetz]] and [[GetGo]] in revenue—7-Eleven currently offers fuel from Exxon, Gulf, Marathon (both legacy 7-Eleven locations and 
Speedway), BP, and Sunoco (the latter two being from 7-Eleven's acquisitions of their company-owned-and-operated locations in the area) and also having previously offered Citgo and [[Pennzoil]] at some locations. In more recent{{When|date=September 2022}} years, some 7-Eleven locations sell 7-Eleven branded fuel without a [[Big Oil]] brand, much like 7-Eleven's primary rival [[Circle K]] has done in recent{{When|date=September 2022}} years.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

7-Eleven signed an agreement with Exxon-Mobil in December 2010 for the acquisition of 183 sites in Florida. This was followed by the acquisition of 51 ExxonMobil sites in [[North Texas]] in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cstoredecisions.com/2010/12/09/7-eleven-buys-183-exxonmobil-locations-in-florida/|title=7-Eleven Buys 183 ExxonMobil Locations in Florida|work=Convenience Store Decisions|publisher=Harbor Communications|access-date=June 7, 2016|date=December 9, 2010|archive-date=July 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701233433/http://www.cstoredecisions.com/2010/12/09/7-eleven-buys-183-exxonmobil-locations-in-florida/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=7-Eleven® Signs Agreement with ExxonMobil To Acquire 51 North Texas Locations Retailer Continues Accelerated Store Growth |url=http://corp.7-eleven.com/Newsroom/2011NewsReleases/7ElevenSignsAgreementwithExxonMobil/tabid/493/Default.aspx |work=7-Eleven News Room |publisher=7-Eleven, Inc |access-date=November 10, 2013 |date=August 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110090644/http://corp.7-eleven.com/Newsroom/2011NewsReleases/7ElevenSignsAgreementwithExxonMobil/tabid/493/Default.aspx |archive-date=November 10, 2013}}</ref>

Regardless of fuel brand, 7-Eleven has its own fleet network, 7 Fleet, for business customers and [[truck driver]]s at locations large enough to feature dedicated fueling lanes for semi trucks, though 7 Fleet can also be used at standard 7-Eleven locations as well. It is mostly designed to compete with [[Pilot Flying J]]'s One9 Network designed for [[owner-operator]] drivers, as well as drivers that go to standard Pilot Flying J, [[Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores]], and [[TravelCenters of America]] locations.

On August 2, 2020, Seven & i Holdings announced to buy [[Speedway LLC]] for $21&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news |last=Krauss |first=Clifford |title=Marathon Is Selling Speedway Gas Stations to 7-Eleven's Parent for $21 Billion |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/business/marathon-petroleum-speedway-7-11.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=August 3, 2020 |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 2, 2020 |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205071931/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/02/business/marathon-petroleum-speedway-7-11.html |url-status=live}}</ref> The deal closed on May 14, 2021. 7-Eleven was ordered by U.S. antitrust regulators to divest 293 stores across 20 states. 124 stores were sold to Anabi Oil, 106 stores were sold to Cross-America Partners LP and 63 stores were sold to [[Jacksons Food Stores]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-25/7-eleven-ordered-to-sell-293-stores-acquired-in-speedway-deal |title=7-Eleven Ordered to Sell 293 Stores Bought in Speedway Deal |first=Simon |last=Casey |date=June 25, 2021 |website=Bloomberg.com |access-date=2022-02-28 |archive-date=June 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628212643/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-06-25/7-eleven-ordered-to-sell-293-stores-acquired-in-speedway-deal |url-status=live}}</ref> 7-Eleven also dropped Speedway's participation in Pilot Flying J's One9 Network in favor of 7 Fleet.

===South America===
====Brazil====
In Brazil, during the 1990s, 7-Eleven had 17 stores in the city of [[São Paulo]] in a joint venture between Esteve S.A. Exportadora and Southland Corporation,<ref>{{Cite news |date=1990-11-08 |title=7-Eleven Opens Store in Brazil |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/08/business/company-news-7-eleven-opens-store-in-brazil.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=2021-07-15 |archive-date=July 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715205646/https://www.nytimes.com/1990/11/08/business/company-news-7-eleven-opens-store-in-brazil.html |url-status=live}}</ref> but all closed due to high competition.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Peixoto |first1=Fábio |last2=Mester |first2=Melina |title=Elas não dormem no ponto |lang=pt-BR |trans-title=They don't sleep on the spot |magazine=[[Exame]] |date=2010-10-14 |url=https://exame.com/negocios/elas-nao-dormem-no-ponto-m0043132/ |url-status=live |access-date=2021-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715205646/https://exame.com/negocios/elas-nao-dormem-no-ponto-m0043132/ |archive-date=July 15, 2021}}</ref> In 2018, the company entered into partnership talks to operate convenience stores at gas stations operated by [[Petrobras Distribuidora]] in the country, but these did not progress further.<ref>{{Cite news |title=BR in partnership talks with 7-Eleven, Lojas Americanas: report |work=[[Reuters]] |date=2018-05-08 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-petrobras-distri-stores-partnership-idUSKBN1I91FM |access-date=2021-07-15 |archive-date=July 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210715205632/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-petrobras-distri-stores-partnership-idUSKBN1I91FM |url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of convenience stores]]
* [[UtoteM]]
* [[R-kioski]]

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