" Representatives from other companies such as Philips and 7-Eleven told the Los Angeles Times that they were unaware of any such association, but said they were looking into the matter.

In 1983 he was reportedly observed leaving a Santa Cruz 7-Eleven with a Slurpee, hot dog and Twinkies.

7-Eleven began the trend of convenience stores in Singapore when it opened its first store in 1982 by Jardine Matheson Group, under a franchise agreement with Southland Corporation of the United States.

The situation improved in 1986 with a new Housing Development Board ( HDB ) tendering system, which allowed 7-Eleven to secure shops without having to bid too high a price.

7-Eleven, primarily operating as a franchise, is the world's largest operator, franchisor and licensor of convenience stores, with more than 46, 000 outlets, surpassing the previous record-holder McDonald's Corporation in 2007 by approximately 1, 000 retail stores.

7-Eleven branded stores, under parent company Seven & I Holdings Co., are located in 16 countries, with its largest markets being Japan, the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Thailand.

In 1962, 7-Eleven first experimented with a 24-hour schedule in Austin, Texas after an Austin store was forced to remain open all night due to customer demand following a University of Texas football game.

* The southeast corner of the New Hampshire Avenue / University Boulevard intersection consists of a set of two small strip shopping centers with a 7-Eleven convenience store in between.

The 1980s saw renewed vigor in Snohomish when, along with other developments, two 7-Eleven convenience stores and a McDonald's franchise opened during the first part of the decade.

* John Philp Thompson, Sr. ( 1925 – 2003 ), American businessman with 7-Eleven

In April 2006, Citibank struck a deal with 7-Eleven to put its automated teller machine ( ATMs ) in more than 6, 700 convenience stores in the United States.

Not all Valero gas stations have a Corner Store included-one Valero gas station in Euless, Texas east of Fort Worth is co-branded with a 7-Eleven convenience store.

On September 27, 2006 the 7-Eleven chain of convenience stores announced its 20-year contract with Citgo was coming to an end and would not be renewed.

He is also a talented skateboarder and proven to be an excellent shot with a gun, honed by endlessly playing shooting games such as Wild Gunman at his local 7-Eleven.

In 2007, in conjunction with the premiere of the The Simpsons Movie, Cott partnered with 7-Eleven to produce " Buzz Cola ", a fictional soda found in the The Simpsons television series.

The original Pronto Markets were similar to 7-Eleven stores, so similar Coulombe felt the competition with 7-Eleven would be ruinous.

Its first sports work was seen in 1983 when 7-Eleven began distributing multiple-image discs — utilizing the lenticular printing process which gave an appearance as though the image were moving, or changing — with purchases of Slurpee drinks.

These units are generally referred to ' multi-function financial service kiosks ' and the first iteration was back in late 90s with the VCOM product deployed in Southland ( 7-Eleven ) convenience stores.

In 1965, 7-Eleven began a licensing deal with The ICEE Company to sell the product under certain conditions.

The Ito-Yokado Group includes more than 10, 000 7-Eleven stores in Japan and 5, 800 in North America, along with 1, 000 other stores — department stores, restaurants, specialty shops, supermarkets, and superstores.

In 2003, a short-lived bourbon Crunchie was launched in test markets across the Nashville, TN area in partnership with 7-Eleven.

In December 2004 they began offering the new Sheetz Mastercard PayPass with RFID technology built into the card, and was one of the first retailers of any sector to accept such technology, ahead of McDonald's, Arby's, CVS, and rival 7-Eleven, all of which rolled it out nationally in 2006.

On January 25, 1986 during live coverage on KXAS of a standoff at an area 7-Eleven store, Thomas Stephens, who had been served divorce papers from his wife the day before, shot and killed himself with. 357-caliber pistol on-air during KXAS ' coverage.

For many years, he took odd jobs such as night counterman at a 7-Eleven convenience store, telemarketer for Time-Life books, McDonald's manager, and sales assistant at a New York City grocery store.

Tesco Lotus stores stock groceries ( western and local products ) as well as a selection of stationery, school supplies, clothing, shoes, electrical equipment and many other non-food products at very competitive prices that the small 7-Eleven, Family Mart and similar small stores cannot match.

Iced milk tea in cans or plastic bottles can be found in many of the convenience stores around Hong Kong such as 7-Eleven and Circle K.

He has composed music for many artist, movies and commercials such as 7-Eleven and the Japanese station NHK.

Wyndham Vale contains many businesses in the area, including restaurants, cafes, grocery stores, a 7-Eleven, a BP service station and commercial car washes.

This 24 / 7 policy was seen as the reason that gave 7-Eleven its edge over its competitors.

Convenience store owners seeking franchising seem to prefer Cheers over 7-Eleven, probably due to its cheaper franchise fee.

Residents have raised concerns about the possibility for increased crime that a 24 / 7 operation could bring given a parking lot large enough for 250 + automobiles and the recent drug epidemic at the 24 / 7 7-Eleven in Hawthorne.

However, in 1985, 7-Eleven faced difficulty in finding favourable locations and failed to meet its one-store-a-month target.

7-Eleven, Inc., the American division, has its headquarters in the One Arts Plaza building in downtown Dallas, Texas.

By 1952, 7-Eleven opened its 100th store.

For example, in 2007, 7-Eleven rebranded 11 of its American stores and one Canadian store as " Kwik-E-Marts ", selling some real-life versions of products seen in episodes of the The Simpsons, such as Buzz Cola and Krusty-O's cereal.

By the end of December 2003, the Dairy Farm Group and its related associations ran 2, 570 outlets, Wellcome / Food World ( supermarkets ), 50 % share of Maxim's Catering ( restaurants ), Cold Storage ( supermarkets ), Jasons Market Place / Market Place by Jasons ( high end supermarkets ), Shop N Save ( discount supermarkets ), Giant ( hypermarkets ), Mannings / Guardian ( health and beauty ) stores ; it also operates 7-Eleven ( convenience stores ) throughout the region, and IKEA ( home furnishings ) stores in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

In response to competition from 7-Eleven, the chain differentiated its stores ' offerings and doubled the floor space in 1967.

The company sold its stakes in the Tesco Lotus venture with Tesco in 2003 due to its crisis policy in order to focus on 7-Eleven, in which, unlike Tesco, CP owns a majority, as its flagship retail arm.

SingPost also tied up with 7-Eleven to give its customers a choice of dropping off their Speedpost EMS items at selected 7-Eleven stores.

In 1965, 7-Eleven bought some of the machines, calling its version the Slurpee.

An example of a non-airline product it produces is sandwiches and salads at 7-Eleven convenience stores in North America, supplied by its Pittsburgh as well as other facilities in the US.

One June 11, 2012, Seven & I, through its 7-Eleven, Inc. subsidiary, acquired 23 convenience stores in the US from Strasburger Enterprises, Inc.

Conducting its business primarily through the Internet, IY Bank has automatic teller machines in 7-Eleven convenience stores and Ito Yokado general-merchandise stores in Japan, and on April 27, 2005, opened its first branch with live staff.

Freshwater has its on plaza which includes a McDonalds, 7-Eleven, a supermarket and a pharmacy.