7-Eleven

The company started in Texas in 1927 and started to use the 7-Eleven name in 1946. The majority of the stores are operated in Japan since a Japanese company purchased the majority interest of the company in 1991.

Initially these stores used to be open from 7 AM to 11 PM, hence the name. Now most of the stores in this chain are open at all times. Their most well-known private label products include Slurpees (a partially frozen slurry in a number of flavours) and the Big Gulp (super size soda pop[?] in 32, 44, and 64 fluid ounce[?] sizes).

External Links:

• http://www.7-eleven.com/