Top 7-Eleven Competitors & Similar Companies
7-Eleven is the world’s first convenience store founded in the year 1927 by J C Thompson. Earlier the store name was Tote’m store but it was later changed to 7 Eleven in the year 1946. The idea behind the name ‘7-Eleven’ is that the store is opened 7 days a week from 7am to 11 pm.
In any business, there are several companies & brands which compete with each other by offering similar products & services.
For any company to thrive, it is not only important for them to improve their own products, but to also look at what their competitor is offering.
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Below we look at the top 5 competitors of 7-Eleven.
1. Walmart:
Walmart is the leading Multinational retail corporation founded in 1962, and incorporated in 1969, it is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas. The company is a family business because it is mainly controlled by the Walton family. Walmart company operates across the globe with over 11,500 retail units in 28 countries and as e-retailers in 11 countries.
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2. Carrefour:
Carrefour, in French stands for crossroads, it was created in 1958 by Denis Defforey , Jacques Defforey and Marcel Fournier. It is the second largest hypermarket chain in the world in terms of outlets and revenues, only next to Walmart. The 1st Carrefour store was opened in 1960 and it was not a hypermarket, though in Europe they were the first to open a department store, a large supermarket, and a hypermarket.
3. Tesco:
Tesco is one of the largest retailers in the world with over 7000 stores in several countries. The stores provide a wide range of products from groceries and clothes to petrol, software and financial services. Tesco is UK’s biggest supermarket with a market share of about 28% and one of the largest in the world by revenues.
4. Coles:
Coles is a chain of supermarkets based in Australia. Coles opened its first store in 1914 and completed 100 years in 2014. The chain has 1,00,000 employees working in 2,300+ outlets.
5. Kroger:
The Kroger Company is one of largest grocery vendors in United States. The company was founded by Bernard Kroger in 1883. The company has established its headquarters in Ohio.
To conclude, the above article highlights the various competitors which compete with 7-Eleven. This understanding helps to evaluate the various external business factors for any company.
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