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7-Eleven is a chain of small convenience stores which operates in 20 countries including the United States, Canada, Japan, Australia, Taiwan Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore.
The company was founded in Oak Cliff, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, in 1927, and started to use the 7-Eleven name in 1946; the previous branding of these stores was as "Speedee-Mart." The majority of today's 7-Eleven stores are operated in Japan since the Japanese-based company Ito-Yokado purchased the majority interest from Southland Corporation in 1991.
Initially these stores used to be open from 7 am to 11 pm, hence the name. However, most of the stores in this chain are now open at all times. Their most well-known private label products include Slurpees, a partially frozen slurry in a number of flavors, and the Big Gulp super size soft drink in 32, 44, 52, and 64 fluid ounce sizes.
In the United States and Canada, a limited number of 7-Eleven locations have gas stations with gasoline distributed by Citgo and Shell Canada, respectively.