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 7,800 stores in the U.S. and Canada. Of the 6,790 stores the company operates and franchises in the United States, more than 5,800 are franchised.
Outside of the U.S. and Canada, there are more than 38,100 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 85 years in business. Recent 7-Eleven accolades include:
- No. 2 on Forbes magazine's "Top Franchise for the Money" for 2012
- No. 3 on Entrepreneur magazine's "Franchise 500" for 2012
- No. 3 on Forbes magazine's "Top 20 Franchises to Start" for 2011
- No. 1 in Store Growth by Convenience Store News for 2012
- No. 2 on Franchise Times magazine's "Top 200 Franchise Companies"
- No. 2 on AllBusiness "Top 5 Franchises" for 2012
- No. 3 among Top 100 Global Franchises by Franchise Direct
- No. 6 on AllBusiness "Franchise AllStar" rankings for 2011
- No. 40 among "Top 100 Retailers" by STORES magazine for 2011
- Recognized by Retail Information Systems News (RIS) as an original retailing pioneer in "10 Retailers That Shook the World Part 2"
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.