7-Eleven Company Description
"If convenience stores are open 24 hours, why the locks on their doors?" If anyone knows, it's 7-Eleven. The North American subsidiary of Seven-Eleven Japan, 7-Eleven operates more than 6,000 company-owned and licensed stores in the US and Canada under the 7-Eleven name. The retailer also has an interest in about 675 stores in Mexico. Globally, 7-Eleven operates, franchises, or licenses more than 33,200 stores worldwide. The US's leading convenience store chain was taken private in late 2005 by its largest shareholder, the Japanese retail conglomerate Seven & I Holdings, the holding company for Seven-Eleven Japan, Ito-Yokado, Denny's restaurants, and other businesses.
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