If I need to explain what a 7/11 is: in America it's a small, common conveniance store - a small shop that has a little bit of a lot of different items.
The name "7/11" originally meant that it opened at 7 in the morning and closed at 11 at night.
1) Are there 7/11s in England?
2) Are they common throughout the UK?
3) Is the term "convenience store" normally used in Britain, or do you have a more usual term for this type of store?
No, there are no 7-Eleven (which incidentally is the correct styling of the trademark) stores in England, or the whole UK for that matter; nor were there ever. So you're quite correct, and rightly surprised. (Although funnily enough, I've heard there is actually a store somewhere up in Liverpool or Manchester that is called that, but it has nothing to do with the chain.)
The term 'convenience store' is indeed used in the UK, perhaps not very commonly but nevertheless increasingly so. In the olden days this segment of the market was mainly served by small independent convenience stores, and they would have been called 'corner shop' (or maybe 'newsagent' or something like that, slightly depending on the range on offer). However, for the past ten or so years the large supermarket chains have been building small-format stores on the high street (as opposed to the more conventional out-of-town 'big box' format) with limited range, and those are commonly called 'convenience stores'; examples include Tesco Express and Sainsbury's Local. These are very common these days, and almost all the growth in the supermarket sector in recent years has come from the convenience store segment. There are also several chains that operate mainly or entirely a convenience store format, such as Londis, Happy Shopper, Costcutter, Nisa, etc. In fact, I would say that pretty much every village has one, as does virtually every street in every town and city.
PS: Thank you for such a good question, makes a nice change amongst all the dross one usually sees here on Y!A. :)
Never heard of a 7/11 store.
yes, there are 7/11's in britain,shops, usually attached to a petrol station that are open from 7 in the morning to 11 at night.
Not under the 7/11 name, but there are independent 'corner' shops.
The Co-op have many convenience stores, open from either 6am to 10pm or 7am io 11pm.
No we don't have 7/11's in the UK. Yes the term 'convenience store' is used but most people just call them shops or the shop
We used to have them in the 1980s/90s. They were run under license by Budgens the British supermarket chain. At some point probably due to their lack of success, they either closed or reverted back to Budgens stores
7/11 is a usa company however there Are Convenience shops in the uk
As far as my memory can recall, 7 -Elevens were launched in the UK in the early 80s, but difficulties with licensing laws forced them to close very soon afterwards.
They haven't resurfaced under the same name since.
There used to be some - but over the years they didn't do well for some reason. You've given Best Answer to someone who doesn't remember them as I do!
I have never seen one,
But we do have similar shops,most are small local chains,or independents
We also have shops open 24 hours a day
