7-Eleven will shutter 645 struggling stores and open new larger locations

Amid a national trend toward bigger c-stores from growing competitive convenience store chains like Wawa, Inc., Sheetz and Buc-ee's, Ltd., the parent company of 7-Eleven will shutter 645 locations during its 2026 fiscal year to swap struggling stores for larger footprints.

This isn’t simply a wave of closures—it’s a strategic repositioning. The company is shifting into an expansion phase that replaces older, smaller locations with larger, food-centric stores.

Across 2024 and 2025, 7-Eleven has closed more than 600 stores, including nearly 450 in North America. At the same time, it plans to open 122 stores this year while closing 373, followed by a more aggressive push next year with 205 openings and 645 closures. All of this aligns with a broader plan to add 500 new stores between 2025 and 2027.

Read more: 7-Eleven will close 600 stores this year to prepare for massive makeover (New York Post)