7-Eleven, Inc. (SEI) has approximately 7,200 stores in the United States and Canada. As the global 7-Eleven licensor, SEI also provides licenses to operate 7-Eleven stores to each country and region except for Japan.
Development of the 7-Eleven Chain Around the World
Capital Structure of Convenience Store Operations
SEI is a wholly owned subsidiary of SEJ. SEVEN-ELEVEN CHINA, which is the master licensor for China, and the companies that operate 7-Eleven stores in Beijing, Tianjin, and Chengdu, are subsidiaries of SEJ.
In China, to establish a system for the aggressive expansion of operations, plans call for the establishﾭment in 2012 of a holding company (investment company) that will oversee the operating companies.
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Notes: 1. [ ] indicates percentage of equity owned by the Group.
2. SEJ and Ito-Yokado respectively hold 81.0% and 19.0% equity in SEVEN-ELEVEN (CHENGDU).
Relationships with Area Licensees Around the World
SEI is responsible for granting area licenses to overseas operators of 7-Eleven stores except for Japan. Royalty fees paid by area licensees are included in revenues from operations of SEI.
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7-Eleven Major Store Operators
Leading corporate groups in each country and region operate 7-Eleven stores as area licensees.
| Country or Region | Operator | Number of Stores |
|---|---|---|
| Thailand | C. P. ALL Public Company Ltd. [Charoen Pokphand Group] | 6,276 |
| South Korea | Korea-Seven Co. Ltd. [Lotte Group] | 5,249 |
| Taiwan / China (Shanghai) | President Chain Store Co. Ltd. [Uni-President Enterprise Corp.] | 4,895 |
| China (Guangdong, Hong Kong, Macao) | The Dairy Farm Company, Limited [Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited] | 1,510 |
| Mexico | 7-Eleven Mexico S.A. de C. V. | 1,351 |
| Malaysia | 7-Eleven Malaysia Sdn Bhd | 1,328 |
In terms of sales floor space and the number of products carried, there are no major differences between 7-Eleven stores in Japan and those in the United States and Canada. However, there are ﾭlar, gasoline sales accounts for 46% of the sales of SEI. This is one major difference with SEJ.
Sales composition by product category
Fast food offered by SEI
Composition by store type
SEI store with gas station
Store-opening Policies
To increase efficiency in logistics and product strategies in the geographical areas in which it has stores, SEI is implementing a market concentration strategy in the same way that SEJ does in Japan.
| Japan | U.S. / Canada | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of stores by type*1 | A-type franchised stores 4,263 C-type franchised stores 9,344 Provisional management contract stores 1 Directly-operated stores 397 (as of February 29, 2012) | A-type franchised stores 299 C-type franchised stores 5,138 Directly-operated stores 1,712 (as of December 31, 2011) |
| Sales floor space per store*2 | Approx. 130 square meters | Approx. 160 square meters |
| Stores with gas stations | 39 stores*3 | 2,719 stores |
