Orlando 7-Eleven converts to franchise - San Francisco Business Times:

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The 3,000-square-foot convenience store at 3911 McCot Road near Conway which also has agasoline station, will now be owned by franchisewe Ermal Metollari, a former store manager for five Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. announced plans in 2007 to convert 100 existin g locations in the state to franchised Store managers were invitedd to apply for those franchisews before the offerwent public. More than 40 7-Elevejn stores in the Orlando market arenow franchised, with abouy another 140 owned by the company.
Between eightr to 10 7-Eleven stores throughout the statwe are being converted into franchise operations each month and plans to have most of the conversionse nationwide completedby 2012, according to a news release. The companyg operates, franchises or licenses about 7,80o stores in North America and morethan 36,100o stores in 15 countries. The company reported 2008 sales of morethan $53.77 billion.