7-Eleven To Open 3 Downtown Locations This Year

**royce** · July-12-13, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by 401don

Seems like an odd location. Close to Millender Center which has a similar store. Wayne County Building is empty. Very little foot traffic. Other than the Cadillac Sq. Apts., who will it serve?

I agree. It would make more sense for a 7-11 to be located closer to Campus Martius Park. The last business in that location on Randolph was a cleaners. A reopened Wayne County Building or a new residential or office building on that large surface parking lot along Randolph and Fort could bring in the needed foot traffic to make a 7-11 in that location successful. I don't see it doing well as things stand today.

BTW, the news reports said that the name 7-11 comes from the first store opening on July 11th, not for its store hours.

**Spartan** · July-13-13, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by royce

BTW, the news reports said that the name 7-11 comes from the first store opening on July 11th, not for its store hours.

They're wrong
In 1946, the Tote'm name changed to 7-Eleven to reflect the stores' new, extended hours - 7 a.m. until 11 p.m., seven days a week.

http://corp.7-eleven.com/AboutUs/His...5/Default.aspx