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7-Eleven and Coca Cola launch Hong Kong concept store
7-Eleven has teamed with carbonated beverage brand Coca Cola to open a new themed store in Hong Kong.
First 7-Eleven in Hunan sets global record
The first 7-Eleven in Hunan has broken the global opening-day sales record for the convenience-store brand, reporting US$70,310 of turnover.
7-Eleven Malaysia sales surge on store network expansion
7-Eleven Malaysia sales grew by 6.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year, largely on the back of 34 new store openings, its network now expanded to 2419.
Central Retail takes full control of FamilyMart Thailand
Central Retail has taken full control of the FamilyMart Thailand business, a precursor to expanding the network in the country.
7-Eleven and Nike to launch co-branded sneakers
7-Eleven and Nike will collaborate to create a new sneaker featuring the convenience-store chain’s distinctive logo colours, but the shoes will most likely be released only in Japan.
Thailand’s CP All wins 7-Eleven Cambodia rights
Thailand’s CP Group will launch 7 Eleven Cambodia next year after winning the franchise rights for the country.
Strict Thai curfew forces stores to close nationwide
Thailand’s government has imposed an overnight curfew effective tonight that will force the closure of tens of thousands of convenience stores and street vendors.
7-Eleven Thailand recruits 20,000 delivery staff
Convenience-store chain 7-Eleven Thailand is recruiting 20,000 workers to make deliveries in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak.
7-Eleven Malaysia sets sales record
7-Eleven Malaysia set a full-year sales record last year after revenue rose 6.4 per cent to $33.76 billion.
7-Eleven Singapore partners with Pay2Home to serve the unbanked
7-Eleven Singapore will collect cash payments for transactions initiated via home-grown financial-services company Pay2Home’s digital platform.
South Korean convenience stores wind back 24-hour service
South Korean convenience-store owners are cancelling 24-service as minimum wage rise has eroded profits. Last year, president Moon Jae-in launched a campaign to raise the hourly minimum wage by 29 per cent over two years. With night-shift employees earning time-and-a-half pay, franchisees have been struggling to pay part-time staff during the small hours. Not all stores traded arou…
7-Eleven Malaysia buys into ride-hailing service
7-Eleven Malaysia Holding has acquired a 46.45-per-cent equity stake in local delivery firm Myinteractivelab for US$1.8 million.