7-Eleven

7-Eleven, Inc.

7-Eleven shopfront in Singapore
Formerly	Southland Ice Company (1927 only) Tote'm Stores (1928–1946) Southland Corporation (1961–1999)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Retail (convenience stores)
Founded	1927 (98 years ago) (1927) (as Southland Ice Company)
Founder	Joe C. Thompson
Headquarters	Dallas, Texas , U.S.
Number of locations	78,029 (2021)[1]
Key people	Joseph DePinto (CEO & President) Stanley Reynolds (EVP & CFO) Marissa Jarratt (CMO)
Products	Convenience foods and beverages, gasoline
Number of employees	135,332[1] (2021)
Parent	Seven-Eleven Japan (Seven & i Holdings) (2005–present)
Subsidiaries	Speedway
Website	www.7-eleven.com

Seven-Eleven, also spelled "7-Eleven", "Seven-11" or "7-11", is an international brand of convenience stores. In 2021, there were over 78,000 stores in the world. There are 7-Eleven stores in 19 different countries.

The first 7-Eleven store was in the city of Dallas. The company that owns it, Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd., is located in Tokyo.^[2] Seven-Eleven Japan is held by the Seven & I Holdings Co. holding company.^[3]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Seven & i Management Report as of January 12, 2022" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 30, 2021.
2. ↑ "About Us – International Licensing". 7-Eleven, Inc. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
3. ↑ Plunkett, Jack W. (December 2008). Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac 2009: The Only Comprehensive Guide to the Retail Industry. Plunkett Research, Ltd.