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Convenience store operators work to have their stores act as disaster hubs

By leveraging their nationwide store networks, convenience store operators are working to provide free access to communications services and electricity in times of emergency.

Convenience store giant closing hundreds of locations

The convenience store chain is shutting down locations while opening 200 new food-focused stores as it faces competition from Wawa, Sheetz and Buc-ee's.

7-Eleven Plans to Close 645 C-Stores in North America

But chain also expects to launch 200 new locales in market during same period.

7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of stores in North America this year

Convenience chain 7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of its locations this year. According to earnings filings published last week, 7-Eleven's North American operator plans to clos...

7-Eleven Is Closing Hundreds of Stores: List of Doomed Retail Locations Grows in 2026 as Chain Seeks to Reduce Costs

Japan-based Seven & i Holdings, which owns the convenience store brand, recently delayed an IPO of its North American unit. Here’s the latest.

Inkonbini: Slice-of-life, cozy gaming from Japan’s convenience stores

Inkonbini developer Dima Shen says convenience stores are like "safe rooms" from video games: familiar, friendly and always there when you need them.

Japanese convenience store Lawson launches new “mini supermarket” chain, L Minimart

Lawson opens its first “mini supermarket” in Tokyo. Lawson is one of Japan’s big-three convenience stores (the others being 7-Eleven and Family Mart), but Lawson itself has multipl...

Mr. Sato shares his own secret Ministop hack to help save the ailing convenience store

Hopefully, this is just a mini stop on Ministop’s road to success. The convenience store ecosystem in Japan is dominated by three apex predators: Family Mart, 7-Eleven, and Lawson....

Major Convenience Store Plans Mass Closures: Here’s What It Could Mean For FL Locations

The move follows several years in which the chain has closed more stores than it has opened.

Major Convenience Store Plans Mass Closures: Here’s What It Could Mean For GA Locations

The move follows several years in which the chain has closed more stores than it has opened.

Japan's FamilyMart convenience stores eye delivery cuts as oil shock hits home

7-Eleven to Close 645 Stores in North America This Year

The parent company of 7-Eleven is planning to close 645 stores in North America this year. The post 7-Eleven to Close 645 Stores in North America This Year appeared first on Breitb...

7-Eleven plans to close more than 600 stores this year

Hundreds of 7-Eleven locations will be shutting their doors or operating just as gas stations within the next 11 months. Fourth-quarter earnings filings by 7-Eleven’s Japanese p...

Lawson convenience store at popular tourist site is one of the most unusual in Japan

Japanese konbini blends into a setting that inspired Studio Ghibli. Japanese convenience stores are known for their bright lights and stand-out signage, but in a country filled wit...

Fruition Partners-backed Legacy Markets picks up 10 PowerTrac convenience and liquor stores

Legacy Markets is a holding company focused on acquiring and operating convenience stores and gas stations across the Southeastern US. The post Fruition Partners-backed Legacy Mark...

7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of its stores in North America this year

NEW YORK — Convenience chain 7-Eleven expects to close hundreds of its locations this year.

7-Eleven is closing hundreds of stores: List of doomed retail locations grows in 2026 as chain seeks to reduce costs

Seven & i Holdings, the Japan-based owner of 7-Eleven, has announced that it plans to close hundreds of stores in North America over the next year. The store closures are a...

Major Convenience Store Shakeup Could Affect NJ

A major restructuring could reshape convenience shopping in the state as hundreds of stores face possible closure.

3 Big Numbers: The convenience store payments problem

A surprising number of c-store operators have multiple payment systems across their stores. A recent survey from Vontier delved deeper into the pros and cons of that approach.

7‑Eleven Is Closing Hundreds of Stores as It Makes a Bold New Bet

Falling cigarette sales, declining foot traffic, and inflation are pushing the convenience store giant into new business models.

Combini Tourism: The Latest Japan Travel Obsession

"Grocery tourism" is popular on TikTok. But Japan's ahead of the curve - its convenience stores are already popular tourist destinations.

Japanese convenience store gives away free ice cream with creative ad at Shinjuku Station

An even more convenient way to get ice cream.  Whenever someone from overseas raves about Japanese convenience stores, they’re usually talking about the big three – 7-Eleven, Famil...