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11 7-Eleven Controversies Jake Rossen For nearly a century, convenience store chain 7-Eleven has been quenching consumer thirsts with Big Gulps, Slurpees, and other refreshments. (It actually got the name 7-Eleven owing to its original operating hours—from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.—starting in 1946; prior to that, it was known as Tote’m Stores.) Worldwide, there are more than twice as many 7-Eleven stores (71,100 and counting) as there are McDonald’s restaurants (an impressive 3...

Pisani (opinion) I will not flip-flop on this position - ban this footwear Sign In Joe Pisani FacebookTwitterEmail 3of4 4of4 So what if I wear socks with my sandals? You don’t like that? Then arrest me. Cancel me. Call me a deplorable. Rat me out to Anna Wintour. I don’t care. I believe in freedom of fashion. I believe in rugged individualism. I believe in America, the land of the footloose and fancy-free! All my life I’ve been vilified by fashionistas, who insist that wearing socks with ...

WATERTOWN — Lewis “Louie” A. Quesenberry’s long journey with addiction began when he was just 15 years old. Like most young teens, he started hanging out with people and trying

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/PRNewswire/ -- 7-Eleven, Inc. is accelerating its environmental ambitions. The iconic retailer is undertaking a massive installation project, with a goal of...

Subscribe Jack Bobo: How do we reshape our food environment so that it no longer works against us? By Elaine Watson In many respects, it’s hardly a huge mystery, writes Bobo in And while we often tell ourselves that nutritional advice keeps changing (‘ even the experts can’t agree’​), we all know we should stop smoking, move more, drink less, eat more fruit & veg, and cut down on soda, cookies and pizza, he says. The challenge is following t...

One cigarette won’t kill you, observes pediatric neuroendocrinologist and sugar’s arch-nemesis Dr. Robert Lustig, but 10,000 cigarettes over 10 years just might. Processed food is also poisoning us, it’s just doing it much more slowly, contends Lustig, whose latest book boasts a characteristically provocative title: ‘Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine.’

Share this article Share this article SAN FRANCISCO, May 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Instacart, the leading online grocery platform in North America, today announced the expansion of its collaboration with 7-Eleven, the worlds largest convenience retailer, to nearly 4,000 new stores nationwide. With this expansion, Instacart now delivers from nearly 6,000 7-Eleven® stores, reaching nearly 60 million U.S. households across the country. To make it easier for customers to instantly connect to their...

Share this article Share this article IRVING, Texas, May 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Earlier today Acting Chairwoman Slaughter and Commissioner Chopra of the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or the "Commission") issued a statement suggesting that 7-Eleven, Inc.s ("7-Eleven") acquisition of Speedway, LLC ("Speedway") raises competitive concerns in certain local markets.  7-Eleven is disappointed by the statement as it fails to acknowledge the facts that led to 7-Eleven closing the transaction.  ...

7-Eleven, Inc. is going all in on its collab with Chicago native Joe Robinson – better known as Joe Freshgoods – to create a limited-edition capsule collection. The first set of merch drops May 13 at 7:11 p.m. ET, kicking off Brainfreeze SZN™ – a super chill season celebrating all things summer, Slurpee®, skating and street culture. A second wave of the fashion collab with new pieces follows two weeks later, on May 27, also going live at 7:11 p.m. ET. 7-Eleven, Inc. is going all in o...