"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. 7-Eleven, Inc. is the world’s largest convenience retail chain. Based in Dallas, Texas, the company operates, franchises and licenses more than 6,840 stores in the U.S. and Canada. Of the close to 5,800 stores the company operates and franchises in the United States, some 4,460 are franchised. Internationally, 7-Eleven licensees and affiliates operate more than 28,900 7-Eleven and other convenience stores in countries including Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Australia, Philippines, Norway, Sweden and Denmark."
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LML: I was reading one of my favorite blogs...during an interview process they asked the applicants to sell themselves in three minutes... I immediately thought of what I would say and the first thing that came to mine was 7-11... the concept and stats above alone...
