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7-Eleven (Japan)

7-Eleven is probably the most popular convenience store in the world. It all started in Dallas, Texas when Jefferson Green opened a store and named it after the store’s opening hours back in 1927.

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However, the 1987 financial crash hit the business badly. In the end, he sold the company to the Japanese company Ito-Yokado, which boosted its international success. 7-Eleven is now part of Seven & I Holdings.