“One thing that had always fascinated me was the fact that growing up, there were never any 7-Eleven’s in the Houston area (I was born in 1984.) and I’ve always wondered why that is. Over on the HAIF forums I posted years ago, in 2013, (before the Stripes purchase) about why 7-Eleven had left, and trying to them back to the Houston area: Interesting bit from this entry, as I’ve got a bit of a background regarding this subject. “After exiting in the 1980s & 1990s, Houston was notably absent of most chain gas stations, including 7-Eleven and Circle K.” This happening all across town, although I’m unsure if all Stripes will be converted. It seems that 7-Eleven has finally reached a point where they’re ready to consolidate their branding somewhat, as existing Stripes locations are now being converted. Despite this purchase, Houston would not receive our first 7-Eleven until early 2020 as new build locations. By late 2017, in what seemed like a move to makeup for lost ground, 7-Eleven announced the purchase of the Stripes chain, although some stores continue to operate under a licensing agreement. This announcement immediately spurred the conversion of new Circle K locations, which were had started construction under CST. A year later, Circle K announced their intent to purchase CST, who operated the Corner Store brand (formerly of Valero). Although they retained their original branding for a while, these were some of the first stores to reopen as 7-Eleven around 2015. Throughout the next 25 years this would be the norm, until 7-Eleven began exploring our town around 2012, with their purchase of Tetco and Speedy Stop locations, around the metropolitan area but not within city limits. After exiting in the 1980s & 1990s, Houston was notably absent of most chain gas stations, including 7-Eleven and Circle K. Howdy folks, let’s get started today by a simple recap of how 7-Eleven entered Houston (the second time).
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