Welcome to 7-Eleven - A World Leader
Our doors are always open, and our friendly store teams are ready to serve you. Come in to any 7-Eleven® store and you’ll find a broad selection of fresh, high-quality products at an everyday fair price, along with speedy transactions in a clean and friendly shopping environment.
World's Largest Convenience Retailer
What started out as an ice house in Dallas, Texas, back in 1927 has grown and evolved into the world’s largest operator, franchisor and licensor of convenience stores.
The company operates, franchises and licenses more than 7,750 stores in the U.S. and Canada. Of the 6,680 stores the company operates and franchises in the United States, more than 5,400 are franchised.
Outside of the U.S. and Canada, there are more than 36,900 7-Eleven and other convenience stores in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, China, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
Top Honors
7-Eleven has been honored by numerous companies and organizations throughout its 84 years in business. Recent 7-Eleven accolades include:
- No. 3 on the Entrepreneur magazine's Franchise 500 list for 2012
- No. 2 on the Forbes magazine's "Top Franchise for the Money" for 2011
- No.4 spot on Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise 500 list for 2009
- No.3 in Forbes magazine’s Top 20 Franchises to Start
- No.3 among Top 100 Global Franchises by Franchise Direct
- No.3 in Store Growth by Convenience Store News
- No.2 in Franchise Times Top 200 Franchise Companies
- No. 6 AllBusiness AllStar franchise rankings for 2011
- No.29 among Top 100 Chains in Food Service
- No. 40 among Top 100 Retailers by STORES magazine for 2011.
Hispanic magazine regularly lists 7-Eleven on its Hispanic Corporate Top 100 Companies that provide the most opportunities to Hispanics. 7-Eleven has been selected by three diversity publications as a company offering the best career and franchisee opportunities.
Plus, G.I. Jobs magazine named 7-Eleven as one of the "Top 100 Military-Friendly Employers." 7-Eleven was the only food retailer included and ranked third among all retailers on this list.