Market News
15Dec2006 |
7-Eleven Plans North American ExpansionCompetition from supermarkets and rival c-stores has prompted 7-Eleven to start serving up hot meals and to expand its number of North American outlets by 30%. North America's largest convenience store chain says it will open about 2,000 new stores in Canada and the United States by 2010; 7-Eleven currently operates 6,100 outlets in the two countries. The company also said it will cater to North America's growing appetite for prepared meals by offering such things as hot pasta dishes, meat loaf and mashed potatoes at it outlets. Source: Canadian Grocer E-Newsletter, December 15, 2006. 
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