7-Eleven opens 200th QLD store
The milestone arrives nearly 40 years to the day the chain opened its first store in the state.
7-Eleven has opened its 200th store in QLD, nearly four decades after the chain opened its first store in the state.
The milestone location is Burdell in Townsville, which is also their first North Queensland store.
“The first 7-Eleven store opened in Queensland at Redcliffe on 7 June 1982, and since then, on store fit out and set up alone, our conservative estimates are we’ve invested in excess of $100 million dollars in new stores in Queensland,” 7-Eleven CEO and managing director Angus McKay said in a statement.
“Over the last five years alone our investment in new stores has seen us invest to grow our Queensland network by about 30 stores,” he added.
The company said it is continuing to invest in the state, particularly in regional Queensland, as it works towards its 2030 ambition of a billion customer moments.
“We are investing to open approximately 15 new stores in Cairns and Townsville over the next few years, and are scheduled to open stores in other regional centres including Gympie and Maryborough later in 2022,” McKay said.
“Our team is continuing to work with landlords and developers to ensure our store network provides our customers with the products and services they want, in the locations and formats that are convenient for them.”
More than 2,200 Queenslanders are part of 7-Eleven’s broader team, McKay said.
“Whether that is in our corporate store network, working for one of our franchisees, or in our support offices, we’re proud our network expansion provides career opportunities in Queensland,” he said.
