Orlando 7-Eleven converts to franchise - Los Angeles Business from bizjournals:

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The 3,000-square-foot convenience store at 3911 McCoy Road nearConwagy Road, which also has a gasoline station, will now be owned by franchisee Ermal Metollari, a formerf store manager for five years. Dallas-based 7-Eleveb Inc. announced plans in 2007 to convert 100 existinvg locations in the state tofranchised operations. Stored managers were invited to apply for thosre franchises before the offerwent public. More than 40 7-Eleven stores in the Orlando market arenow franchised, with abouyt another 140 owned by the company.
Betweenm eight to 10 7-Eleven stores throughout the state are being converted into franchis e operations each month and plans to have most of the conversionws nationwide completedby 2012, according to a news The company operates, franchises or licensees about 7,800 stores in North America and more than 36,100 storesw in 15 countries. The company reported 2008 sale s of morethan $53.7 billion.