Editing 7-Eleven (section)

====United Kingdom====
During the 1980s, 7-Eleven convenience stores were based in [[London]] and the South East of England. The first shop opened in [[Sydenham, London|Sydenham]], South East London in 1985. The United Kingdom had 57 7-Eleven stores when it was sold to [[Budgens]] in October 1997.<ref name=times>{{cite news |title=7-Eleven eyes return to UK |work=[[The Times]] |date=14 April 2019 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/markets/article/7-eleven-eyes-return-to-uk-th386jmh2 |access-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609053511/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/7-eleven-eyes-return-to-uk-th386jmh2 |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New name for 7–11 stores |work=[[The Independent]] |date=1998-03-31 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/new-name-for-711-stores-1153782.html |url-access=subscription |access-date=27 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903174012/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/new-name-for-711-stores-1153782.html |archive-date=2015-09-03 |url-status=live}}</ref> The company announced in 2014 they had planned to return to the UK market,<ref>{{cite web |title=7-Eleven set to enter UK convenience market |page=25 |date=March 2014 |url=http://www.conveniencestore.co.uk/news/retail/7-eleven-set-to-enter-uk-convenience-market/355878.article |website=conveniencestore.co.uk |access-date=27 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312144110/https://www.conveniencestore.co.uk/news/retail/7-eleven-set-to-enter-uk-convenience-market/355878.article |archive-date=March 12, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> but this did not progress beyond its announcement. In 2019, the company announced again it had planned to return, but as of October 2022 no stores had been opened.<ref name=times/>