Founded in 1927 in Dallas, Texas, 7-ELEVEN was originally named Southern Company. Its main business was the retail of iced milk and eggs. In 1964, the "initiative" of convenience services at the time was launched, and the business hours were extended to 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Since then, the legendary name "7-ELEVEN" was born. In addition to selling daily necessary goods, 7-11 convenience stores in the United States also assist residents in nearby communities to collect electricity bills, gas bills, insurance premiums, water bills, cable radio and television viewing fees, and even express delivery fees and international communication fees, which have a great impact on nearby life. Residents have actually played a convenient role.
On April 28, 1999, American Southern Company officially changed its name to 7-ELEVEN. It currently covers more than 20 countries and regions around the world, with an average of more than 20 million visitors every day. Customers from different races, skin colors, and living habits accept the 24-hour convenient services provided by 7-ELEVEN. On July 7, 2000, U.S. President JIMKEVES pressed the first bell to announce the start of trading as a VIP at the New York Stock Exchange, officially announcing that 7-ELEVEN in the United States had been promoted from the Nasdaq trading market to the world's most active New York Stock Exchange. The trading market has affirmed 7-ELEVEN’s global competitiveness.
At present, Hong Kong Dairy Company has obtained the operating rights of the American "7-11" convenience store in Guangdong and has been approved to open 350 convenience stores in Guangdong. No matter who runs the "7-11" in other parts of China in the future, Chinese people may have the opportunity to own a "7-11" that creates a happy life. In the concept of the U.S. headquarters, franchisees are the lifeblood of the "7-11" headquarters. Under the franchise concept of "profit sharing, risk sharing, and burden sharing", franchisees and the headquarters are inseparable. As a partner, reciprocal benefits are not only shared by the franchisee, but also by the franchisee's family and employees, who are all members of the headquarters.
The name 7-Eleven convenience store originated in 1946 to advertise that the store is open from 7 am to 11 pm. Today, in order to provide better services, 7-Eleven has changed to 24 hours a day, all year round, setting a milestone for the convenience store business model; however, since the 7-Eleven name has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it is still used.
Currently, there are nearly 6,000 7-Eleven stores in North America ***, serving 6 million customers every day. 7-Eleven is famous for its unique brands of BigGulp, BigBite, Slurpee and freshly ground hot coffee. Over the years, we have continued to develop new fast food, hot food, fresh snacks and other items, and actively provide customers with diversified tastes. In addition, 7-Eleven has also introduced a variety of convenient services to cater to the needs of customers in individual business districts, including automatic remittance services, copy and fax services, automatic bank teller services and phone cards, etc.
About 55% of 7-Eleven stores in North America are franchised stores. Together with franchisees and joint ventures around the world, there are more than 27,000 7-Eleven stores worldwide. retail locations. International markets include Japan, Australia, Mexico, Taiwan, Singapore, Canada, Philippines, United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, South Korea, Thailand, Norway, Turkey, Malaysia, China and Guam. In addition to the local market in North America, Japan and Taiwan have the largest networks, with more than 10,000 and 3,400 branches. In 1991, Japan's Ito-Yokado Co., Ltd. purchased a majority stake in 7-Eleven and has since become 7-Eleven's major shareholder.