7-ELEVEN TO PASS 50,000 STORES THIS MONTH

DALLAS — Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. has achieved record store growth in 2012 and is expecting the number of 7-Eleven stores worldwide to pass the 50,000-store mark in March. The company added close to 5,000 stores to its portfolio in 2012 alone. The company's growth strategy in the U.S. is to build market concentration in the major metropolitan areas. By the end of 2012, the company had more than 10,000 North American stores and 39,000 stores in 13 countries throughout Europe and Asia.