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August 15, 2013 (City of Industry, CA) – The 7-Eleven Franchise Owner’s Association Southern California (FOASC) donated $20,711 to the Los Angeles Children’s Hospital yesterday. The donation comes from proceeds from the 27th Annual FOASC Charity Golf Tournament sponsored and organized by the FOASC and held at the Industry Hills Golf Club at Pacific Palm […]
June 7, 2013 (San Diego, CA) – In an effort to assist, honor and support the military men and women who have bravely served and sacrificed for the nation, the 7-Eleven Franchise Owner’s Association (FOA) of San Diego made a donation yesterday of $10,007.11 to the Warrior Foundation-Freedom Station. The donation comes from the proceeds […]
Almost four years ago 7-Eleven started talking about a managed distribution model that would transform the way products are delivered to our stores. 7-Eleven was looking to address a number of supply chain issues to improve delivery methods and cost of goods. High gas prices, less frequent deliveries from some of our largest vendors, […]
Any true partnership works much better when there’s a culture of effective communication in place. BusinessDictionary .com defines effective communication as, “A two way information sharing process which involves one party sending a message that is easily understood by the receiving party. Effective communication by business managers facilitates information sharing between company employees and […]
Check out paragraph 20(d) of any version of the store agreement since 2004, and you will find SEI’s maintenance obligations. Here is what it says (Note: “When we consider it necessary”): “(d) Maintenance Performed By or Through Us. When we consider it necessary during the Term of this Agreement, we agree to: (1) repaint […]
7-Eleven in March released the newly updated “holistic” review form for the multiple criteria process that qualifies us to acquire more 7-Eleven stores. Of course this process is on the minds of all franchisees who are aggressive towards the business and feel a sense of urgency to grow and develop our 7-Eleven businesses. As […]
The quarterly store audit is something every franchisee is well aware of, as it is mandated by every franchisee agreement. However, in the past few years the audit process has changed and is no longer the effective tool it was for franchisees in the past. Prior to the 2004 agreement, the franchise agreement specified […]
Most of our stores are licensed to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and accept Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards through state-issued machines. To those stores that are not licensed to carry these transactions, I highly recommend that they apply for participation in this program because in fiscal year 2011, state agencies […]
June 18, 2013 (Tucson, AZ) — Bruce Maples, Chairman of the National Coalition of Associations of 7-Eleven Franchisees, released a statement today in response to two indictments filed yesterday by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, New York against up to nine independent 7-Eleven franchisees and managers: “Members of the National Coalition of Associations of 7-Eleven Franchisees pledge to observe […]
I have been through almost four decades of change in the retail food business, and one constant I have seen throughout this time is the 100 days of summer selling we see each year in the c-store business. Hot weather, increased guest counts, increased fountain and vault sales, and extended days all add up […]
