7-Eleven Celebrates 60,000th Store Opening Worldwide

Leader of Convenience Industry Operates, Franchises and/or Licenses Stores in 17 Countries

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Aug 17, 2016, 09:30 ET

IRVING, Texas, Aug. 17, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- 7-Eleven, Inc., the largest convenience retail chain in the world, recently celebrated the opening of its 60,000^th store.

7-Eleven® started out as Southland Ice Company in Oak Cliff, Texas, 89 years ago in 1927. In 1946, with stores open from 7 am to 11 pm, the name was changed to 7-Eleven. Stores started staying open around the clock in 1971.

First store on the left and current store on the right, both in Texas.

7-Eleven expanded into Canada in 1969 and Mexico in 1971 as part of joint ventures. In 1974, 7-Eleven expanded to Japan with Seven-Eleven Japan, which became the parent company in November 2005. Since then, 7-Eleven has opened stores in Thailand, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Australia, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Hong Kong, Macau, Indonesia and UAE through Area License and Master Franchise Agreements. The first 7-Eleven store in Vietnam is expected to open in Spring 2017, expanding the company's operations to 18 countries.

"The 7-Eleven story is amazing and inspiring; we started as a small local ice house and have grown over the years store-by-store, community-by-community, and country-by-country into an iconic global brand," said Joe DePinto, 7‑Eleven president and chief executive officer. "We will continue to grow by staying focused on the constantly changing convenience needs of our customers and by staying committed to the communities we serve."

Last year, 7-Eleven opened one store every 2.5 hours, approximately 4,000 stores. 7-Eleven will continue growing worldwide by opening stores that are close and convenient for every customer—everywhere.

Milestones
1927	1952	1963	1984	2003	2010	2016
1^st store	100th	1,000th	10,000th	25,000th	40,000th	60,000th

Store count by country as of July 2016
	Store Count		Store Count		Store Count
Japan	18,860	Malaysia	2,016	Sweden	185
United States	8,378	Mexico	1,874	Norway	156
Taiwan	5,057	Canada	504	Indonesia	179
Thailand	9,278	Philippines	1,760	Denmark	186
South Korea	8,238	Singapore	455	UAE	2
China (including Hong Kong and Macau)	2,244	Australia	628	Total	60,000