Shanghai, China – Taiwan-based President Chain Store Corp. said it will open four 7-Eleven stores in Shanghai at the end of April. This would be the first time for the worlds largest convenience store franchise chain, 7-Eleven, to tap the Shanghai market, raising the already keen market competition with Japans Lawson and domestic players such as Kedi and Alldays. President Chain will locate the 7-Eleven stores in Shanghais major business areas as it targets high-end consumers. The firm plans to open 100 7-Eleven outlets in Shanghai within 3 years, and will use the city as a stepping stone to expand …read more

With its prediction of an Obama landslide victory, 7-Eleven’s 7-Election coffee-cup based political poll has scored a 3-peat win.
2008 marks the 3rd straight election that 7-Eleven consumer coffee cup preferences have accurately foretold the outcome of America’s most important political contest.
“…An historic moment we all share together…”
“The 2008 7-Election is an historic moment that we all share together,” said promotional political pundit Sean Kelly.  “For too long, beverage-based promotional polling has been dismissed as mere marketing gimmickry.  But this historic 3-peat has solidified the role of convenience store beverage polling in American politics.  The voice of the American consumer …read more

The 7-Election results are in!
7-Eleven franchise owners are playing the role of pollsters once again in this Presidential election, and if their accuracy is consistent with the last two elections, John McCain and Sarah Palin will have more time in the coming years to count their houses and hunt moose, respectively.
According to the preferences determined via 7-Eleven coffee drinkers’ cups of choice, it’s Obama by a landslide:
OBAMA:   60%
MCCAIN:  40%
Margin of error:  2-3 fl. oz.
Some swing state/miscellaneous state 7-Election results:

PA Obama:  62%
McCain: 38%
VAObama:  61%
McCain: 39%
CAObama:  64%
McCain: 36%

NHObama:  50%
McCain: 50%
FLObama: 57%
McCain: 43%
AZObama: 58%
McCain: 42%

OHObama: 69%
McCain: 31%
ILObama: 61%
McCain: 39%
MOObama: 65%
McCain: …read more

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7-Eleven Percolates Press from Presidential PR Ploy
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7-Eleven, Inc. announced today it plans to convert approximately 475 company-operated 7-Eleven stores in Florida, including those in Fort Myers, into franchised operations.The conversion began in January and affects 7-Eleven stores in the greater Orlando, Tampa/St. Petersburg, Daytona and Fort Myers metropolitan areas.Existing 7-Eleven store managers in Florida were the first invited to apply for a 7-Eleven franchise, and many have taken advantage of the opportunity. The offer …read more