Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 27. Chapters: 7-Eleven, Muji, Uniqlo, Yamada Denki, Theory, Don Quijote, Books Kinokuniya, Daiso, Autobacs Seven, Yodobashi Camera, Tokyu Hands, Book Off, Seven & I Holdings Co., Peach John, Doi, Deodeo, Wako, Best Denki, Fast Retailing, Bic Camera, T ky d Shoten, J. Front Retailing, K's Holdings Corporation, Fujiya Co., 100-yen shop, Renown, AEon Group, J-List, Nekobukuro, Laforet, G.u., E-Hobby, Marutsu Denpa, Sofmap, Francfranc. Excerpt: 7-Eleven, formerly known as the U-Tote'm, is part of an international chain of convenience stores, operating under Seven-Eleven Japan Co. Ltd, which in turn is owned by Seven & I Holdings Co. of Japan. 7-Eleven, primarily operating as a franchise, is the world's largest operator, franchisor and licensor of convenience stores, with more than 39,000 outlets, surpassing the previous record-holder McDonald's Corporation in 2007 by approximately 1,000 retail stores. The US subsidiary of the Japanese firm has its headquarters in the One Arts Plaza building in downtown Dallas, Texas. Its stores are located in 16 countries, with its largest markets being Japan, the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and Thailand. On a per-capita basis, Norway, for example, has one 7-11 for every 47,000 Norwegians, versus Canada which has one for every 74,000 Canadians. One Arts Plaza, which has the US headquarters of 7-ElevenThe company has its origins in 1927 in Dallas, Texas, when an employee of Southland Ice Company, Joe C. Thompson, started selling milk, eggs and bread from an ice house. The original location was an improvised storefront at Southland Ice Company, an ice-manufacturing plant owned by John Jefferson Green. Although small grocery stores and general merchandisers were present in the immediate area, Thompson, the manager of the ice plant, discovered selling..