7-Eleven, Inc. is an American convenience store chain, headquartered in Irving, Texas and owned by Japanese company Seven & I Holdings through Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. The chain was founded in 1927 as an ice house storefront in Dallas. It was named Tote'm Stores between 1928 and 1946. After Ito-Yokado, a Japanese supermarket chain and the parent company of Seven-Eleven Japan, acquired a 70% stake in the company in 1991, the company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seven-Eleven Japan in November, 2005.
A 7-Eleven store in Beijing, China
7-Eleven store in Shek Tong Tsui, Hong Kong
Japan's first 7-Eleven store in Kōtō, Tokyo opened in May 1974
A 7-Eleven 7 cafe concept store in Bandar Puteri Puchong, Selangor, Malaysia
Speedway is an American convenience store and fuel station chain headquartered in Enon, Ohio, with locations primarily in the Midwest and the East Coast regions of the United States wholly owned and operated by 7-Eleven. Speedway stations are located in 36 states, up significantly from its core seven-state region in the Midwest since 2012. Prior to 2021, the company was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Marathon Petroleum Corporation. It is the largest convenience store chain in central Ohio.
A typical Speedway fuel station and store in Cambridge, Massachusetts
A Speedway fountain drink machine on Neville Island in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, after 7-Eleven's purchase of Speedway featuring Big Gulp branded soft drinks
A Speedway fuel pump with a 7-Eleven pump topper in Columbus, Ohio, in November 2021