Michael Cash wrote:

> 7-11 was originally a single mom-n-pop store in the US and got its
> name from the hours the store was open. Seven in the morning until
> eleven in the evening. The chain used to be owned by the Southland
> Corporation but several years ago was purchased by Daiei. So while it
> used to be appropriate to laugh at Japanese who reported they had
> visited America and were surprised to find 7-11s there, such is no
> longer the case. It now *is* a Japanese company.

I thought it used to be owned by the mafia in the 1970s?  Well, its 
parent company, Southland Corporation.

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