7-Eleven

:For the bicycle team see 7-Eleven Cycling Team.

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:For the mobile phone company see 7-Eleven Wireless.

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7-Eleven is an international conglomerate which operates the largest chain of convenience stores in twenty countries including: the United States, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, South Korea, Japan, Australia, Republic of China (Taiwan), People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, The Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Puerto Rico, and South Africa. Stores operated in the United Kingdom and Ireland in the 1990s but did not prove popular.

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Conglomerate - Convenience stores - United States - Canada - Norway - Sweden - Denmark - South Korea - Japan - Australia - Republic of China - Taiwan - People's Republic of China - Hong Kong - Malaysia - Mexico - The Philippines - Thailand - Singapore - Puerto Rico - South Africa - United Kingdom - Ireland

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The company was founded in Oak Cliff, Texas, which is now part of Dallas, in 1927, and started to use the 7-Eleven name in 1946; the previous branding of these stores was as "Speedee-Mart". Nearly 40% of today's 7-Eleven stores are operated in Japan since the Japanese-based company Ito-Yokado purchased the majority interest from Southland Corporation in 1991. Also in 1991, Southland Corporation changed its name to 7-Eleven, Inc.

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Oak Cliff, Texas - Dallas - 1927 - 1946 - Ito-Yokado - 1991

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Initially, these stores used to be open from 7 am to 11 pm, hence the name; however, most 7-Eleven stores are now open twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. 7-Eleven's most popular private label products include: Slurpees, a partially frozen slurry in a number of flavors, and the Big Gulp super size soft drink in 32, 44, 52, and 64 (American) fluid ounce sizes, which has now been criticized for contributing to the worldwide obesity epidemic.

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Slurpee - Soft drink - Fluid ounce - Obesity

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