The Economics of Owning a 7-Eleven

Описание: 7-Eleven hands its franchisees a fully built store, then takes up to 59 cents of every extra dollar of gross profit. We open its 2026 franchise documents: the gross-profit split (45% to 59%), the $0 to $800,000 franchise fee, real 2025 numbers from nine states, an illustrative store P&L where the owner earns about $24 an hour, the column that reports zero terminations, who keeps the fuel money, the $47 billion takeover that failed, and why 7-Eleven is closing 645 stores while handing hundreds more to franchisees.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 The forty-seven billion dollar store
1:04 A shop that sold ice
2:06 The student who bought the teacher
3:23 Half of everything
5:06 A store you don't own
6:13 What a real store earns
8:17 Zero terminated
9:41 The pump you don't control
10:53 Why 7-Eleven wants you
11:56 Six hundred forty-five doors
13:25 Two stores
14:38 The verdict

SOURCES
Seven & i Holdings, H1 FY2026 results (Oct 8, 2026)
2026 7-Eleven franchise disclosure document, via FranchiseEvidence (franchiseevidence.com/franchise/7-eleven/)
AP (Apr 2026); CStore Dive (Jul 2026, closures, traffic, Couche-Tard, new CEO); CSP Daily News (IPO delay; franchisee coalition; 2018 lawsuit)
Retail Dive (2024); Inc.; Fox Business; The Globe and Mail and AFP (Jul 2025)
Supermarket News and Boston Globe (Speedway, 2020-21)
Britannica; Encyclopedia.com; Wikipedia; Southland Corp. 10-K filings on SEC EDGAR (CIK 92344)
AP/PBS and nippon.com (Toshifumi Suzuki, May 2026); AFP via ABS-CBN and RetailWire (Japan, 2019-20)
CSNews and Shelby Report (24-hour rule, 2021); U.S. BLS (cashier wages); IRS (payroll tax)
Clips: WUSA9 (May 19, 2026), short excerpts for commentary

Figures marked as illustrative are our own estimates built from published data: 7-Eleven's franchise disclosure document reports gross sales and gross profit only, not owner earnings. Real results vary widely. This video is for education and entertainment, not financial or investment advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by 7-Eleven, Seven & i Holdings, Alimentation Couche-Tard or any company mentioned.

Some visuals are AI-assisted or code-drawn. Logos, where shown, are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification only.

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