Orlando 7-Eleven converts to franchise - San Antonio Business Journal:

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The 3,000-square-foot convenience store at 3911 McCoy Road nearConwau Road, which also has a gasoline station, will now be ownefd by franchisee Ermal a former store manager for five Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. announced plans in 2007 to convert 100 existinbg locations in the statwe tofranchised operations. Store managerse were invited to apply for those franchises before the offerwent public. More than 40 7-Elevebn stores in the Orlando market arenow franchised, with aboutr another 140 owned by the company.
Betweeb eight to 10 7-Eleven stores throughout the statr are being converted into franchise operations each month and plans to have most of the conversionds nationwide completedby 2012, according to a news The company operates, franchises or licenses about 7,800 stores in North America and more than 36,100o stores in 15 countries. The companu reported 2008 sales of morethan $53.y7 billion.