WHat does SEVEN ELEVEN means???? Is there a meaning to the name???

Question

i wonder why is the convenient store call seven eleven??? I mean shouldn't it be seven , twenty four???

Answer 1

"The company was founded in Oak Cliff, Texas, USA, which is now part of Dallas, USA, in 1927, and started to use the 7-Eleven name in 1946; 7-Eleven purchased a chain of stores in 1964 called "Speedee-Mart", which initiated the company's entry into franchising. Supermarket chain Ito-Yokado, which operates 7-Eleven stores in Japan, purchased the majority interest of The Southland Corporation in 1991. In 1999, The Southland Corporation changed its name to 7-Eleven, Inc.

Initially, these stores were open from 7 am to 11 pm, which was unprecedented at the time, hence the name; however, most 7-Eleven stores are now open twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week. 7-Eleven's most popular private label products include: Slurpee, a partially frozen carbonated and non-carbonated beverage, available in a number of flavors, and the Big Gulp super size soft drink in 32, 44, 52(Xtreme Gulp), and 64 (American) fluid ounce sizes. In 2005, 7-Eleven introduced their largest soft drink product, the 128 fluid ounce (1 gallon) Team Gulp.

In November of 2005, Seven & I Holdings Co. completed the purchase of 7-Eleven, Inc., turning the American publicly traded conglomerate into a publicly traded Japanese conglomerate. Seven-Eleven Japan is itself a subsidiary of Seven & I Holdings, which also owns the Japanese Denny's chain of restaurants and Ito-Yokado."

Answer 2

The name 7-Eleven originated in 1946 when the stores were open from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. Today, offering customers 24-hour convenience, seven days a week is the cornerstone of 7-Eleven's business.

Answer 3

I think many years ago when it opened, it stayed open from 7am to 11pm. Back in the days, that was a long time. I think most stores opened at 8 or 9am and closed at 5 or 5:30 pm. So back then 7-11's were really popular and there were no 24 hour stores.

I know, times have changed, but the store name never has. I guess they should rename it 24-7 huh?

Answer 4

Besides the convenience store chain? Probably from gambling with dice. Sevens and elevens are considered lucky numbers in some dice games.

Answer 5

Seven Eleven refers to it's original open hours. 7 am to 11 pm

Answer 6

Hello =)

40 years ago, when the chain was in its infancy, they opened at 7am and closed at 11pm, which was unique at the time.

They were the original "convenience store chain"...

It also is a cute backhanded reference to the game of craps.

Namaste, and Happy New Year,

--Tom

Answer 7

7-Eleven is an international franchisor, licensor, and operator of the largest chain of convenience stores in eighteen countries including: Canada, United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico in the Americas; Norway, Sweden and Denmark in Europe; Taiwan (Republic of China), People's Republic of China (China), Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan in East Asia; the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore in Southeast Asia; and also Turkey and Australia.

Answer 8

7/11 was actually named after a woman in the late 70s.She was the pioneer of a wildlife committee.Dedicated and resourceful she later married a rich man whom later divorced on the 7th July barely 1yr into the marriage.depressed she later left the country and settled down in Australia.

Answer 9

seven elevens are still AROUND!!!!!!!!! where??????

7am to 11pm their original open to close times

Answer 10

7am to 11pm at his orginal opening period