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In today’s busy world, convenience has become a universal value. While other retailers struggle to export their store concept away from home, 7 Eleven has expanded into 16 countries. The company started out in Dallas in 1927 selling canada goose blocks of ice but now is based in Japan, where its parent company Seven I Holdings Co. is headquartered.
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All this has led to a “big gulp” of profit. Parent company Seven I Holdings took in roughly $62.4 billion in sales in 2011, compared with $57.4 billion in 2010 and $33.6 billion in 2006.
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Now, Walmart and Target are eying the success of the convenience store model. This summer Target will open in Chicago its first CityTarget, a miniature outlet that will look more like a 7 Eleven than most of Target’s traditional big box stores. In recent years, Walmart has been opening its small format Express and Neighborhood stores.
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