ADPADP
. We may receive payments from certain vendors and others for the use of data collected by the 7-Eleven Store Information System (“SIS”). We have also negotiated an agreement with ADP as a recommended
From the filings
HQ-led decisions
7-Eleven
Retail food7-Eleven controls software purchasing from headquarters: franchisees must use the point-of-sale scanning registers and mobile ordering terminals 7-Eleven installs, and follow the technology standards set in the Operations Manual. The system spans 8,303 units, 7,274 of them franchised, backed by parent company Seven & i Holdings.
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Total units
8,303
7,274 franchised
Unit growth YoY
—
vs prior filing
AUV
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Item 19, 2026
Royalty
18%
of gross sales
Ad fund
1%
national + local
Initial fee
$25K
per unit
Investment range
$737K–$1.45M
all-in, Item 7
Procurement
Approved supplier
from the filing
Item 19
Claims
from the filing
Ongoing fee load
What the operator pays every month
The recurring percentage of gross sales named in this filing, before rent, labour or any technology fee.
19%of gross sales (FY2026)
15% reference
Mandated & recommended tech
The systems vendors compete with
Systems named in Item 11 of this filing. None is recorded as mandated here, which is not the same as the filing mandating nothing. Read Item 11 before treating the category as open.
Franchisor behaviours
What the franchisor requires
19 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 1 explicit no; 14 questions the text does not settle, which is not a no.
Accounting
Does the franchisor have direct or independent electronic access to the franchisee's financial, sales or customer records?
YesItem 11
We will have independent access to the information collected on the SIS, and there are no contractual limitations on our right to access or use the information and data.
How the franchisor buys
Is the franchisor or an affiliate itself a supplier of required products, services or systems?
YesItem 8
We may also establish CDC and CDC+ facilities in the future that we would own and operate and sell products directly to our franchisees.
Is there a franchisee advisory council, association or committee?
YesItem 20
The following independent franchisee organizations have asked to be included in this disclosure document and below is the most current contact information provided to us by these organizations: Central Florida Franchise Owners Association, 109 Ambersweet Way, #747, Davenport, FL 33897, Tel. 407.791.7629, Email…
Does the franchisor reserve the right to change designated suppliers or systems at any time?
YesItem 8
We may change the vendor or type of financial services offered at any time, and you may be required to then sign a new ATM Amendment or replacement financial services agreement for the new designated vendor or type of financial services.
How much revenue did the franchisor and its affiliates earn from franchisee purchases in the last fiscal year?
3.16Item 8
In the year ended December 31, 2025, our revenues from franchisees’ required purchases and/or leases were approximately $3.16 billion
Does the franchisor or an affiliate receive rebates, commissions or other revenue from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
During 2025 we received approximately $8.6 million in advertising and other payments from national vendors based on purchases or information technology functions we performed relating to such products.
Item 8 gives this proportion in one of two shapes: separate percentages for establishing the business and for operating it, or one figure covering "establishing and operating" together. Where they are separate, answer with the operating percentage; where the passage gives only the combined figure, answer with that. What percentage of the franchisee's purchases must come from designated or approved suppliers?
85Franchise agreement
“Recommended Vendor Purchase Requirement” means you agree to purchase at least eighty-five percent (85%) of your total Purchases and, separately, eighty-five percent (85%) of your cigarette purchases, both computed monthly at cost, from Recommended Vendors.
Does the franchisor charge a fee to evaluate a proposed supplier?
YesItem 6
Before approving a supplier as Testing applicable, and cost of test. a Recommended Vendor, we may require you to pay the cost of testing the supplier’s products and inspecting its facilities.
Can a franchisee propose a new supplier for the franchisor's approval?
YesItem 8
If you want a Bona Fide Supplier who is not currently a Recommended Vendor to become a Recommended Vendor, you or the Bona Fide Supplier must submit to us a written request for approval and comply with our Recommended Vendor approval procedure.
Franchise management
Does the franchisor conduct periodic inspections, audits or evaluations of the franchised business?
YesFranchise agreement
We have the right, at our option, to enter the Store and conduct Audits and other inspections
Can the franchisor change the operations manual and brand standards unilaterally?
YesFranchise agreement
We may modify the 7-Eleven Operations Manual at any time in our sole discretion.
Must the franchisor approve the franchisee's site or location before opening?
YesFranchise agreement
We will not complete the changeover of the Store until we have determined in our sole discretion that all work relating to the Store has been completed in compliance with the Store Plans and have given final written acceptance that the Store is ready for opening.
Marketing
Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?
YesFranchise agreement
F-26 Exhibit F (2) You agree not to establish an Internet website that displays the Marks or relates or refers to the Store without our prior written approval and our grant of a license to use the Marks on such website.
Must the franchisee participate in a customer loyalty or rewards program?
YesItem 11
You must participate in any current or future 7-Eleven customer loyalty program which we designate from time to time in the 7-Eleven Operations Manual, including customer redemptions of qualifying merchandise.
Operations
Must the franchisee buy products from a designated distributor?
YesItem 8
You must purchase products we have developed that are identified with our stores because of their formulas, manufacturing or distribution processes, or presentation to guests (the “proprietary products”) solely from or through a source (including manufacturers, wholesalers, and distributors) we designate or from us…
Must equipment be purchased from designated or approved suppliers?
YesItem 8
Required Purchases of Equipment and Services With the exception of equipment you already have in your Store that we allow you to keep, equipment related to the sale of gasoline, and equipment related to certain services offered at your Store (as described below), we are the only approved supplier of the store’s…
Point of sale
Must the franchisee use a specific point-of-sale system designated or approved by the franchisor?
YesItem 11
You must properly utilize the foodservice point-of-sale support and layouts that we designate.
Does the franchisor have independent access to the data in the franchisee's POS or computer system?
YesItem 11
We may access the cash registers at any time and we may independently access the sales data from the cash registers without any contractual limitations.
Training
Can the franchisor charge the franchisee for additional, refresher or remedial training?
YesItem 6
you an additional fee for such training in an amount we deem appropriate.
The filing answers no to 1 question
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
The vendor opportunity at 7-Eleven
7-Eleven operates 8,303 units, 7,274 of them franchised, across the retail convenience-store segment. Item 19 of the FDD includes a financial performance representation. 7-Eleven is part of Seven & i Holdings, its ultimate parent, giving a vendor relationship here leverage across a large corporate buying structure.
Who controls software purchasing
7-Eleven's headquarters installs the electronic cash registers with point-of-sale scanning and the mobile operations terminals and scanners franchisees must use to order and check in store products. Franchisees are responsible for maintaining that hardware and must use the vendor 7-Eleven designates for the maintenance, while 7-Eleven itself handles support, upgrades, and updates for the hardware component of the SIS. Ongoing technology requirements — computer hardware, software, internet, phone and power lines, smartphone purchase-tracking, and other equipment — run through the Operations Manual, along with a functioning email address, designated wi-fi, and participation in 7-Eleven's customer loyalty program.
Tech named in the FDD, and what is actually required
The FDD names ADP in Item 8 as a recommended payroll provider franchisees may choose. The technology mandate — POS scanning registers, mobile terminals, and loyalty-program participation — runs through 7-Eleven's proprietary Store Information System (SIS) and the Operations Manual.
Procurement, renewals, and timing
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: franchisees must source at least 85% of total inventory purchases and 85% of cigarette purchases from Recommended Vendors, buy other products meeting 7-Eleven's specifications from Bona Fide Suppliers, lease Franchisor Equipment and any 7-Eleven Equipment from 7-Eleven, and buy designated proprietary products from sources 7-Eleven designates. The initial franchise term runs 10 years; a business-conversion renewal path offers a 5-year term to franchisees in good standing who pass a store-operations review.
How to read the 7-Eleven FDD
The embedded viewer below carries 7-Eleven's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document, including the Item 8 and Item 11 language summarized above.
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Questions vendors ask
7-Eleven, answered from the filing
7-Eleven's corporate office installs the point-of-sale scanning registers and mobile terminals franchisees must use, and sets ongoing technology requirements through the Operations Manual. Vice President of Strategic Planning Shinji Abe is among the leaders the filing names; vendors should approach 7-Eleven's HQ technology team directly.
Franchisees must use the electronic cash registers with point-of-sale scanning and mobile operations terminals 7-Eleven installs as part of its Store Information System (SIS), plus the computer hardware, software, internet, and smartphone purchase-tracking equipment 7-Eleven specifies in the Operations Manual. The FDD also names ADP in Item 8 as a recommended payroll provider.
8,303 total units, 7,274 franchised and 1,029 company-owned, in the retail convenience-store segment.
Item 8 runs an approved-supplier list: franchisees must source at least 85% of total inventory and 85% of cigarette purchases from 7-Eleven's Recommended Vendors, buy other products from Bona Fide Suppliers meeting 7-Eleven's specifications, lease Franchisor Equipment and any 7-Eleven Equipment from 7-Eleven, and buy proprietary products from sources 7-Eleven designates.
The initial franchise term runs 10 years. Item 17 offers a business-conversion renewal path with a 5-year term for franchisees in good standing, subject to a store-operations review and required remodeling — a predictable point to reach out about technology contracts.
The embedded PDF viewer below carries 7-Eleven's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document.
Source
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
1,175 operators run 1,181 mapped locations. 2 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Single-unit1,173
2–9 units2
Top states by locations
| TX | 660 |
|---|---|
| IL | 260 |
| MI | 188 |
| MO | 38 |
| IN | 18 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind 7-Eleven
strategic_multibrand of Seven & i Holdings.
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Primary franchise filings · updated September 2026. Every figure is source-traceable and QA-checked.