7-Eleven

Guide Note

Six million people visit a 7-Eleven convenience store every day to buy grocery items, drinks, beer, and the Slurpee, a frozen drink that was introduced in 1967. They have also sold the Big Gulp since 1980, which is a fountain soda drink 32 oz or larger. The original hours for the first 7-Eleven stores were from 7 am to 11 pm, which led to the name that was adopted in 1946. Now most 7-Eleven store are open 24 hours a day. In the summer of 2007, they converted some of their locations into Kwik-E-Marts as a promotion for The Simpsons Movie

Fast Facts

1. Year founded: 1927
2. First store: Oak Cliff, Texas
3. Revenue: Over $10 billion/yr
4. 1962: First 24 hour store
5. Franchising since: 1964
6. Locations in U.S.: 7,200
7. Locations worldwide: 23,400 in 18 countries
8. Headquarters: Dallas, Texas
9. Largest chain store in the world
10. Owned by Seven & I Holdings Company, based in Japan
11. July 11: "7-11 day"

• Address: 7-Eleven, Inc. Corporate Headquarters, P.O. Box 711, Dallas, TX 75221-0711
• Customer Relations phone number: 800-255-0711
• Corporate headquarters phone number: 972-828-7011