According to Wikipedia -
"7-Eleven, Inc. is an American convenience store chain headquartered in Irving, Texas. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Seven-Eleven Japan, which is owned by Seven & I Holdings, a Japanese retail holding company.
The chain was founded in 1927 as the Southland Ice Company, operating an ice house storefront in Dallas. Owned by the Southland Corporation, the chain expanded its convenience stores and renamed them Tote'm Stores between 1928 and 1946.
The chain was founded in 1927 as the Southland Ice Company, operating an ice house storefront in Dallas. Owned by the Southland Corporation, the chain expanded its convenience stores and renamed them Tote'm Stores between 1928 and 1946.
The Southland Corporation changed the stores' name to 7-Eleven in 1946 to reflect their expanded hours of operation (7 a.m. to 11 p.m.).
The Southland Corporation started franchising its stores in 1961.
The Southland Corporation started franchising its stores in 1961.
In 1973, Ito-Yokado, a Japanese supermarket chain, signed a franchise agreement with the Southland Corporation to develop 7-Eleven convenience stores in Japan.
Later in 1991, operating the Japanese stores under Seven-Eleven Japan, Ito-Yokado acquired a 70% stake in the Southland Corporation.
As the majority owner, it changed the Southland Corporation's name to 7-Eleven, Inc.
Ito-Yokado expanded to 100% ownership in November 2005, making 7-Eleven, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Seven-Eleven Japan.
Ito-Yokado expanded to 100% ownership in November 2005, making 7-Eleven, Inc. a wholly owned subsidiary of Seven-Eleven Japan.
That same year, Ito-Yokado reorganized its collective businesses into the holding company Seven & I Holdings, with 7-Eleven, Inc. remaining wholly held by Seven-Eleven Japan.
7-Eleven operates, franchises, and licenses roughly 85,000 stores in 20 countries and territories as of August 2024.
7-Eleven operates, franchises, and licenses roughly 85,000 stores in 20 countries and territories as of August 2024.
Its stores operate under its namesake brand globally.
In the United States, it also operates under the Speedway brand (predominantly in the Midwest and on the East Coast) and as Stripes Convenience Stores within the West South Central states.
Both Speedway and Stripes operate alongside 7-Eleven's namesake stores in several American markets.
7-Eleven also operates A-Plus locations, licensing the name from its owner, Energy Transfer Partners, a fellow company based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
However, most of these stores have since been rebranded as standard 7-Eleven stores."
The first wife of John P. Thompson Sr., the company's president during the 1960s, thought the all-capitals version seemed a little aggressive.
She suggested the change "to make the logo look more graceful"."
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