We have negotiated certain purchase arrangements (including price terms) for the required purchase of certain products from designated vendors. 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. These advertising payments are negotiated with each vendor after we first seek the lowest cost of goods on a Market-Basket Basis (which takes into account any billbacks, scanbacks, and other allowances that reduce cost of goods). The basis of payment varies depending on the vendor, with some vendors paying a fixed amount and other vendors paying based on purchasing volumes, for example. We were required to, and did, spend all of the advertising money to advertise the products sold by these vendors. 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 provider for providing payroll processing services to franchisees. If you choose to participate in that program, you will pay a monthly fee to ADP, as incurred, for the services you select.
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7-Eleven - exempt7-Eleven
Retail food7-Eleven's headquarters controls software purchasing under this exempt filing: franchisees must use the POS 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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1recorded components (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
18 requirements the franchisor states in this filing, each in its own words; 5 explicit no's; 11 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?
YesItem 11
Before you take possession of your franchised business, we will: (a) Approve your store’s location (business conversion franchise agreement-paragraph 9 and Exhibit A).
Marketing
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
We are the only approved supplier of the Store’s 7-Eleven Equipment and certain fixtures and other improvements.
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 5 questions
- Must the franchisee participate in a customer-satisfaction or net-promoter survey program?Item 6
- Is the franchisee prohibited from operating its own website or social media accounts, or required to use pages the franchisor provides?Franchise agreement
- Is a minimum grand opening advertising spend required?Item 7
- Must the franchisee participate in a regional advertising cooperative when one exists?Item 11
- Does the franchisor require minimum staffing levels or specific roles?Item 15
The vendor opportunity at 7-Eleven
This exempt filing covers 8,303 7-Eleven units, 7,274 of them franchised, with franchised outlets up 0.6% year over year — a large, stable base rather than a fast-growth one. Item 19 of the FDD includes a financial performance representation. 7-Eleven is part of Seven & i Holdings, its ultimate parent, which gives a vendor's win here leverage across a large corporate buying relationship.
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, and sets ongoing technology requirements — computer hardware, software, internet connections, dedicated phone and power lines, smartphone purchase-tracking, and other equipment — through the Operations Manual. Franchisees must also maintain a functioning email address and the wi-fi service 7-Eleven designates, and participate in whatever customer loyalty program 7-Eleven designates from time to time.
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 above — POS scanning registers, mobile terminals, wi-fi, 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 7-Eleven's Recommended Vendors, lease 7-Eleven Equipment from 7-Eleven, buy proprietary products from sources 7-Eleven designates, and sell gasoline on consignment from 7-Eleven or a designated supplier. Renewal requires a $50,000 fee, a satisfactory store-operations review, and fewer than four default notices in the two years before expiration, with the new term matching 7-Eleven's then-current franchise agreement.
How to read the 7-Eleven FDD
The embedded viewer below carries 7-Eleven's 2026 Franchise Disclosure Document (exempt filing), including the Item 8 and Item 11 language summarized above.
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Ordinary royalty terms
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Questions vendors ask
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Operator footprint
Who runs the locations
1,054 operators run 1,056 mapped locations. 2 of them are multi-unit. Aggregate counts from the filing; no names.
Operators by units owned
Top states by locations
| VA | 504 |
|---|---|
| PA | 72 |
| WV | 36 |
| SC | 35 |
| NC | 34 |
Ownership
The portfolio behind 7-Eleven - exempt7-Eleven
Ownership: Seven & i Holdings.
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