1) 7-Eleven was founded by J. C. Thompson in 1927 as The Southland Ice Company in Dallas‚ Texas. When an enterprising employee in a small ice storefront began offering milk‚ bread and eggs on Sundays and evenings when grocery stores were closed. This was the beginning of the convenience store industry as it is known today Franchise (7-eleven‚ n.d ).The company’s first convenience outlets were known as Totem’s stores since customers "toted" away their purchases‚ and some even sported genuine Alaskan
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Marketing Problems Midterm Strategy 7‐Eleven is a gasoline service station‚ and considered a Quick service restaurant (QSR). The issue you face Mr. DePinto is in regards to the 6% loss of share in the fresh food categories‚ a category that has allowed 7‐Eleven to gain 39.5% margins. Fresh food sales have been around 50% of total sales. This‚ along with research‚ shows that consumers want fresh‚ natural ingredients. To help the company grow share in the fresh food
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In Taiwan‚ the 7-ELEVEN is one of the most popular convenience stores. Even though there are other convenience stores‚ these stores all try to compete with 7-ELEVEN which remains the top one in the convenient store market. The first store opened in 1978 and since then has grown more than 4‚600 stores. The area of Taiwan is small‚ 13‚900 square miles‚ but Taiwan has highest density of 7-ELEVEN stores in the world‚ with stores everywhere‚ from mountains to ocean-side. There are only 23 million people
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in the computer market. Japanese 7-11 vs US 7-11. Japanese 7-11 were distinctly differect from their US conter parts for many reasons. The Japanes 7-11‚ instead of building brand new stores‚ adopting a strategy of converting small moms and pops stores which helped the stores a distinctly friendly environment. This strategy was partly foced on the company due to the Japaneses governments stron support of small business. It also mioplemented a strategy of vendor consolidation which significantly
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CONTENT Executive Summary 1 1. Case Background 2 2. Facilities* 3 3. Transportation* 5 4. Information* 7 5. Inventory* 10 6. 7-Eleven in the United States* 11 7. Conclusion 11 Appendix 1 12 Appendix 2 13 *Note: The content (page 3 to 11) is based on questions 1‚ 2‚ 3‚ 4 and 6‚ page 88 of the textbook “Supply Chain Management: Strategy‚ Planning & Operations” by Sunil Chopra & Peter Meinld (Pearson Education‚ 3rd Edition). • Generally‚ questions 1 and 3
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What are some different ways that a convenience store supply chain can be responsive? A convenience store can be more responsive by doing a variety of things. The stores can model what 7-11 did and have a variety of different locations with rapid replenishment. They can offer a variety of different services‚ such as a way to pay bills like electricity‚ gas‚ insurance‚ and telephone inside the store. They can also provide other services such as ski lift voucher pass‚ payment for mail order purchases
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lead times - Handle a large variety of products - Build highly innovative products - Meet a very high service level Nowadays highly dynamic‚ globalized and competitive environment‚ companies are under pressure to improve their supply chain strategies in order to be more responsive to customer demands. In the case of convenience stores‚ as this type of business doesn’t have a very certain demand‚ the need of having a supply chain system that can act responsively is important for the success of
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SWOT OF 7-ELEVEN 7-Eleven is part of an international chain of convenience stores‚ operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd‚ which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co. of Japan. Strengths* Real estate availability* Localized assortment* Convenience* High margins* Franchise model allows for faster expansion* Relatively standardized stores allow for more optimized operations | Weaknesses* High margins/prices* Limited assortment offering* Not perceived as a place to buy a complete meal*
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