Editing 7-Eleven (section)

====South Korea====
[[File:7-Eleven store Gwangju-pyeongdong-SB shop 20190522 140530.jpg|thumb|7-Eleven store in [[Gwangsan-gu]], [[Gwangju]], South Korea]]

7-Eleven has a major presence in the Republic of Korea convenience store market, where it competes with [[CU (store)|CU]], [[GS25]] (formerly LG25), and independent competitors. There are 11,067 7-Eleven stores in the Republic of Korea; with only Japan and [[Thailand]] hosting more stores. The first 7-Eleven store in the Republic of Korea opened in May 1989 in [[Songpa-gu]] in [[Seoul]] with a franchise license under the [[Lotte Corporation|Lotte Group]]. In January 2010, Lotte Group acquired the [[Buy the Way]] convenience store chain and rebranded its 1,000 stores under the 7-Eleven brand.

In 2021, 7-Eleven announced that it would be working with a South Korean nonprofit to create jobs and franchising opportunities for [[North Korean defectors]] in South Korea.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/04/01/South-Korea-defectors-7Eleven-jobs/4881617295026/?spt=su&or=btn_tw |title=7-Eleven to create jobs, franchise opportunities for North Korean defectors |first=Elizabeth |last=Shin |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-date=April 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401170606/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2021/04/01/South-Korea-defectors-7Eleven-jobs/4881617295026/?spt=su&or=btn_tw |url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2022, Lotte acquired the entire stake of [[Ministop]] Korea Co. for 313.37 billion won ($263 million). After acquisition, all the Ministop store were gradually converted to 7-Eleven.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yoon-seo |first=Lee |title=7-Eleven speeds up converting Ministop stores |work=[[The Korea Herald]] |date=21 December 2022 |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20221221000537 |access-date=1 March 2024}}</ref>