7-Eleven Inc.

7-Eleven is Now Building Stores from Snap-Together Kits

When my 3-year-old's first-ever soccer season wrapped up in October and we stopped making our biweekly trips to the fields at Harry Moss Park in Northeast Dallas, the southwest corner of Greenville Avenue and Meadow Road was empty. It was still empty in November, and at the beginning of December. Bu ... More >>

Cast Your Vote at 7-Eleven With Special Election Coffee Cups, Track National Results

Today 7-Eleven begins a tryst into pre-election voting by offering customers an opportunity to show support for their preferred presidential candidate by choosing a blue coffee cup for President Barack Obama or red for Mitt Romney. Undecided voters, or those who don't want to endure the wrath of a ... More >>

Let's Watch Some Responsible Parents Take Their Young Son Shoplifting at 7-Eleven

There are good things you can do with your 5-year-old kid, and there are bad. We were always unsure which category a shoplifting trip to 7-Eleven belonged in, but the video above clears that right up. DPD sent over the video. The incident happened on August 29 at the 7-Eleven at 225 E. Colorado Blv ... More >>

7-Eleven Romances Dallas Police Department With $300,000 For New Equipment

Safer Dallas Better Dallas is a local foundation that raises money to buy new equipment for the Dallas Police Department and, as they put it, "fund the priorities" of DPD, something they've done to the tune of $17 million since their founding in 2005. 7-Eleven is the place where you drunkenly, furti ... More >>

Free Slurpees at 7-Eleven Tomorrow; Here's How to Make the Most of It

Tomorrow is SlurpFREE Day at (participating) 7-Eleven stores. Things are never what they seem though, okay? Sure, a store is giving away something free, but that doesn't meant it's mandatory flip-out time. Here are a few party tips: 1. You need to know, and strongly consider, that 7-Eleven is plo ... More >>

Oh Hey, Slurpee Lite: Fuck You.

Yesterday the Huffington Post reported that 7-Eleven is nationally debuting Slurpee Lite. Slurpee Lite will be made with Splenda instead of real sugar and promises to be "50% fewer calories, 100% awesome taste." Give me a summer-fucking break. Seems to me that if you're inside a 7-Eleven at all, y ... More >>

7-Eleven: Scooting DPD's Downtown Patrol Into The Future

The Dallas Police Department's downtown patrol is about to get a whole lot more, well, motorized. That much we can safely say. DPD announced yesterday that 7-Eleven was donating four new T3's to the department, bringing the total to eight. They were so excited about the whole thing that we got no ... More >>

The Michelada Is The Greatest Beer Cocktail Of All Time At Work

This weekend I celebrated my birthday at brunch. I'm not much of a bruncher, but there I was at Canne Rosso, a glass of water in hand listening to my waitress offer me a choice of mimosa, Bloody Mary or michelada. Hearing the great beer cocktail mentioned immediately brightened my morning, and I dra ... More >>

It Would Appear My Neighborhood 7-Eleven Is Popular With Cigarette, Lotto Ticket Thieves

​This morning, the Dallas Police Department sent word: It's looking for two men who, over the course of the past few weeks, have been hitting the 7-Eleven at Walnut Hill and Marsh. There are videos, of course; they follow. In both it's hard to tell what's happening, but per the police reports, dur ... More >>

Greenville Ave. Clubs Sue to Stay Open After Midnight. But 7-Eleven Will Turn Out Lights.

Courtesy Avi AdelmanIf you need a pack of smokes from this 7-Eleven after midnight tonight or in the near future, you're outta luck.​Once more, we return to Lowest Greenville Avenue, which tonight will see cops and code out in force to enforce the planned development district ordinance that offici ... More >>

Are You Really That Bummed Out You Didn't Get Your Free Slurpee Yesterday?

​When I got home last night, my son asked if I went to the next-door 7-Eleven for my free Slurpee. I told him, sorry, I forgot about the giveaway. He didn't: 'Round 4 yesterday he and my wife stopped by the Preston Forest location, only to find they were all sold out. At which point they bought a ... More >>

Giveaway: A Pair of Tickets to See The Sold-Out Girl Talk and Cool Kids Show at the Granada

Kevin TodoraThe scene at Girl Talk's last show in Dallas.​Mashup artist Girl Talk is known for putting on one heck of a show. So, yeah, the lucky few who managed to score tickets his sold-out show tomorrow night at the Granada Theater -- all tickets for the event were scooped up less than an hour ... More >>

In Case You Didn't Pick Up Those Dallas Texans Football Cards at 7-Eleven in 1960 ...

Heritage Auction Galleries​Just found these over on Heritage Auction Galleries' website -- a collection of 7-Eleven-sold football cards of Hank Stram's Dallas Texans, circa 1960. Says Heritage, which will put them up for sale in April, they're "among the rarest regionally issued card collectibles ... More >>

Dallas Is Now a Whole Lot Wetter

​For the hell of it, I ran a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission report this morning to see how the off-premise beer-and-wine permitting process was going -- seeing as how on New Year's Eve, only a handful of applicants could sell spirits in formerly dry parts of town. And as you'll see from the r ... More >>

7-Eleven Introduces "Middle-Tier" Wines -- For the Kids

Mix it with a cherry Slurpee -- instant sangria!​Thanksgiving celebrants who are still fretting about which wine to serve with their turkey feasts will no doubt be pleased to know 7-Eleven's put three new private-label varietals on its shelves. The convenience store chain this week introduced ... More >>

Labor Day Memories: Where I've Worked

​Labor Day, Schmabor Day. Yeah, I'm flying my flag today. But I'm also in here and on the radio at 105.3 The Fan. At work. And not complaining. Considering I've got friends who've been on unemployment going on a year now, I feel fortunate to have a gig - much less two - that I love. And cons ... More >>

It Would Appear the Former Preston Royal 7-Eleven Has a New Bagel-Sellin' Tenant

​Yesterday, Rudy Bush mentioned that Doug's Gym on Commerce Street downtown is getting a new neighbor: a 7-Eleven, oh thank heavens. Should be open in late August or early September.But before that, that former 7-Eleven in Preston Royal -- shuttered because, among other reasons, "it wasn't facing ... More >>

Sure, You Knew Mrs. Baird's Was Getting Razed. But So Too Is the Mockingbird 7-Eleven.

​Blame it on the rain or the full parking lot, but just about 30 folks packed into the auditorium at Skillman Southwestern Branch Library last night to hear SMU's presentation on its plans to expand south of Mockingbird Lane on a seven-acre plot of land that includes not only the former Mrs. Baird ... More >>

Getting Thirsty? Then Pour Yourself a Sneak Peek of 7-Eleven's Game Day Beer.

​It must be follow-up Monday -- because, in a moment, a peek at the new-and-improved corner of Elm and Harwood. But first, regarding Sunday's heads-up about 7-Eleven's getting into the beer biz, earlier today 7-Eleven spokesperson Margaret Chabris sent along The Official Press Release, which follo ... More >>

7-Eleven To Unleash Upon this World a Great Beer. Ya think?

From Unfair Park​Throw out those 30 Stones getting frost burn in your crisper--a new beer is coming. As Unfair Park just released, 7-Eleven is producing a new "premium" beer called, that's right everyone, Game Day. We can imagine the commercial now: a mustachioed cross between Tom Selleck and Mik ... More >>

Report: 7-Eleven's Brewing Up Its Own Brand of Budget Beer Called Game Day

Kevin Dean​Back in November came news that 7-Eleven was getting into the private-label wine business with Yosemite Road, which sold for $3.99. Dave Faries, alas, was not impressed -- "somewhat palatable" is hardly a viable slogan. So, then, how to greet news of this latest pour: The One Arts Plaza ... More >>

Why One Long-Time 7-Eleven Wasn't Part of Dallas-Based Chain's Growth Strategy

​Dallas-based 7-Eleven's in the midst of a major expansion in Northern California, and, last we looked, the oh-thank-heavens was looking "to accelerate store development over the next several years through organic growth" in the DFW and elsewhere cross the country. (In '08, shortly after the chain ... More >>

7-Eleven's Working on Global Domination

​Looks like 7-Eleven's new private-label wine is but the beginning of the Dallas-based convenience-store chain's plan to conquer the world. Mark Herron, the senior product director for all things private label, tells Convenience Store News there's more to come: "By developing a global brand, 7-Ele ... More >>

7-Eleven vs Barefoot: War Of The Wines

Alex Flores​Yesterday it came to our attention that 7-Eleven planned to introduce their own wine brand, priced at a Thunderbird-like $3.99 a bottle--that's right, $3.99 for .75 of Chardonnay or Cabernet Sauvignon in glass with a real artificial cork. No screw-tops for wine this fancy.They call the ... More >>

Oh, Thank Heavens, 7-Eleven's Making Its Own Wine. Just, Ya Know, Don't Call it "Cheap."

​Dallas-based 7-Eleven's had a few proprietary wines on shelves for some time, among them Sonoma Crest and Thousand Oaks, but today comes word that the convenience store's actually in the private-label business thanks to a partnership with its Japanese sibling, Seven-Eleven Japan. And, whoa, Yosem ... More >>

Wrap It Up: 7-Eleven to Give Its Big, Firm Bananas a Little Extra Protection

Has 7-Eleven not heard of the Banana Bunker?​So, Dallas-based 7-Eleven wants to keep its yellow bananas from going brown, which'll surely mean a little extra green at the cash register. Notes USA Today today, the chain will unroll some plastic wrap at 27 Dallas-area locations by way of a test run; ... More >>

Bowling For Soup Announces Album Details, Remains Proud Of Its 'Wena'

​In a press release sent out Thursday night, Bowling for Soup revealed the details of its upcoming album, Sorry For Partyin'. Oh, and it unveiled more details about its crotch-shot of a music video, "My Wena"... Far as the album's concerned, the pop-punk band's tenth release will see the lig ... More >>

Have You Opened Your 7-Eleven Yet?

​We've said it before: Sooner or later, we'll own a 7-Eleven location or just work at one. The Dallas-based convenience-store chain's been making a concerted effort to expand since last summer, and it's been reaching out to potential franchisees, including the wanna-be boss looking to take over an ... More >>

How to Keep Your 7-Eleven From Getting Robbed. Unless It's Already Been Robbed.

Just today, the Dallas Police Department posted to its YouTube page -- which, till about a month ago, hadn't been updated in ages -- a "training video for convenience store robbery prevention." (The pre-title sequence, which continues at around the six-minute mark, is amazing.) Ironically, at about ... More >>

Pairing Off: 7-Eleven Nachos

Patrick Michels/jasonlam via FlickrI lost a lot of respect for Sarah, our editorial assistant. Just a little while ago she admitted an affinity--well, more than an affinity, an absolute love--for 7-Eleven's nachos.While I respect that the convenience store provides nachos, with an all-you-can-pile-o ... More >>

Sooner or Later, We'll All Run a 7-Eleven or Just Work at One. Oh, Thank Heaven!

GlobeSt.com notes that Dallas-based 7-Eleven is making a list of stores and checking it twice to see whether it's paying too much for leases in some locations. Everyone's doing it -- trying to get a break on rent in these tough times, looking for a little landlord love just to keep the doors open. O ... More >>

7-Eleven and Blockbuster to Duke It Out Over DVD Rental-Box Business

In June 2007, Jim Keyes took over as chairman and CEO of Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. -- after having been president and CEO of 7-Eleven Inc., for which he'd worked for years. And now, the circle is complete. Because last summer, Blockbuster announced that it would be installing in its stores DVD-r ... More >>

Ayo of The Edge's Top 5 Low Carb Diet Saviors

Disc jockeys work their asses off. While we're listening to a song, they're racking up breaks and answering the phone. While we're pressing the seek button during commercials, they quickly record and edit contest winner calls before scribbling down log information for the FCC folks. Even when they j ... More >>

Mmmm, 7-Eleven Now Has Its Very Own Brand of Beef Jerky

From the sound of this morning's announcement, Dallas-based 7-Eleven has decided that sooner or later, everything in the joint will be branded with the brand name. Three months ago, word was the convenience store chain was expanding into the Jamaican beef patties business -- which was fine with a ha ... More >>

Normandie Alliance Reaches for France and Comes Up Short

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