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BASALT — The Basalt 7-Eleven clerk who may have been the target of a shooting there last week said he was placed on one week’s paid leave of absence Saturday by the corporation. Bruno Kirchenwitz said he was placed on leave while “some guy from Dallas is going to come down and check it out.” The convenience store corporation is based in Dallas. Kirchenwitz said he has no reason to believe his job is in jeopardy. He noted that he works 32 hours per week at the store and was given 40 hours of pay during the leave. Margaret Chabris,...

7-Eleven Inc. turned a dozen stores into Kwik-E-Marts, the fictional convenience stores of "The Simpsons" fame, in the latest example of marketers making life imitate art. Those stores and most of the 6,000-plus other 7-Elevens in North America will sell items that until now existed only on television: Buzz Cola, KrustyO's cereal and Squishees, the slushy drink knockoff of Slurpees... For 20th Century Fox Film Corp. and Homer's creators at Gracie Films, the stunt is a cheap way to call attention to their movie, since 7-Eleven is bearing all the costs... At 7-Eleven, they're hoping it shows the ability to...

DALLAS (AP) -- Over the weekend, 7-Eleven Inc. turned a dozen stores into Kwik-E-Marts, the fictional convenience stores of "The Simpsons" fame, in the latest example of marketers making life imitate art. Those stores and most of the 6,000-plus other 7-Elevens in North America will sell items that until now existed only on television: Buzz Cola, KrustyO's cereal and Squishees, the slushy drink knockoff of Slurpees. It's all part of a campaign to hype next month's opening of "The Simpsons Movie," the big-screen debut for the long-running television cartoon, which loves to lampoon 7-Eleven as a store that sells all...

Boycott Citgo Note: All the Citgo Stations in my area of Florida are affiliated with 7 Eleven Stores. An e-mail/ letter writing campaign to 7 Eleven in protest might be appropiate. I just got off the phone with customer service at 7-Eleven and the representative told me that the contract with Citgo has expired and they are exploring other options. She said that they are getting complaints about Chavez's rant at the United Nations. Now would be a good time to call them to express your feelings about their affiliation with Chavez. The Number for customer service is 1 (800)...

The Job Center closes today. Some laborers will leave area; others will find new places in town to seek work. COSTA MESA -- Today is the beginning of an uncertain time for workers who use the city's Job Center. At 11 a.m., the center closes for good after 17 years of operation. The City Council chose earlier this year to shutter the facility, which connects day laborers and employers. At the time, Mayor Allan Mansoor said employment services should be provided by the private sector, not the government. Without the center, workers will be forced to move on, and for...

Planning Commission Votes Against Day Labor SiteHERNDON, Va. (AP) - A set back for those hoping to build a site in Herndon, Virginia for day laborers. WMAL Radio reports the planning commission voted early this morning against the site. A third public hearing on the matter was held last night. On Monday, hundreds of people signed up to speak at the hearing -- so many the extra session had to be added. Supporters say the site would provide a safe gathering place for people who are willing to do undesirable jobs for low pay. It would also provide them with...

Do you remember your first brainfreeze? The drink that came to be known as the Slurpee was developed in Dallas and introduced to the masses by 7-Eleven Inc. 40 years ago. 7-Eleven registered the term "brainfreeze" in 1994. • More than 6 billion Slurpees have been sold, one for every man, woman and child on Earth. • More than 13 million Slurpees are consumed every month. • Although 7-Eleven started selling frozen drinks in 1965, they weren't called Slurpees until 1967. • About 40 percent are sold in the summer months. • The all-time U.S. Slurpee champion city – Detroit....

The traditionally patriotic folks at the USO claim, "Since before the United States entered World War II, the USO (United Service Organizations) has been a bridge between the American people and the U.S. military." Well, that was until the USO decided to open up a toll booth for one of last bastions of communism at the end of the bridge. According to a Dec. 3 announcement from the USO, "7-Eleven customers can support American troops and the United Service Organizations (USO) by purchasing a 'Support Our Troops' wristband. For each wristband sold, $1 will be donated to the USO to...

MEXICO CITY – U.S. convenience store chain 7-Eleven Inc. said Wednesday it plans to double its presence to 1,000 outlets over the next five years. A joint venture between the Dallas-based chain and the Monterrey-based Chapa family, 7-Eleven Mexico opened 72 stores last year amid rapid growth in convenience store sales. "We're positioning ourselves to play in a whole other league," Luis Chapa, chief executive of 7-Eleven Mexico, said at the opening of the chain's 500th store south of the Rio Grande. The five-year expansion plan should require US$150 million (euro115.34 million,) he said. The chain got off to a...

The results are in and the unofficial, unscientific 7-Election Presidential Coffee Cup Poll proved just as accurate as many scientific ones with candidates George W. Bush and John F. Kerry in a statistical tie heading into Election Day. Final 2004 7-Election cup counts tracked within a few percentage points of actual poll results in many states, including key swing states. Casting their "votes" in participating 7-Eleven stores across the country during the month-long promotion in October, customers served up these results. 7-11: Bush: 51.08% Kerry: 48.92% Zogby: Bush: 48%, Kerry: 47% ABC/WP*-:Bush 49, Kerry 48, Nader 1 ARG: Kerry 48,...

51.09 % 48.91 %

As the nation’s largest convenience retailer and an American icon, 7-Eleven’s goal is to get out the vote ... first in our stores this month in the second quadrennial 7-Election™ Presidential Coffee Cup Poll, but most importantly, in the real election Nov. 2nd. Although billed as unabashedly unscientific and unofficial, we were surprised at just how accurate the 7-Election poll proved in the 2000 election. So pour up your favorite 7-Eleven hot beverage in a special 20-ounce Bush, Kerry or Third Party/No Opinion cups as a daily reminder to take part in the political process. Check back here to see...

October 26, 2004 Bush Up in New Poll Gallup? Pew Research? Zogby? Well yes, but in addition to those polls ... 7-Eleven did an unscientific poll in 2000, which was uncannily accurate. The poll gives 7-Eleven customers the choice of a Bush, Kerry or undecided cup when purchasing a fountain soft drink. Poll results are based on the number of cups sold for each candidate. Although unscientific, the poll samples millions and millions of Americans from all walks of life across the nation, including those whose primary phone is a cell phone. This year the vote is: Bush: 51.17 %...

Bush Kerry Independent AZ 21.35 % 20.51 % 58.14 % CA 17.12 % 16.51 % 66.37 % CO 29.37 % 30.19 % 40.44 % CT 17.61 % 19.23 % 63.17 % DC 7.51 % 6.16 % 86.33 % DE 18.92 % 28.64 % 52.44 % FL 26.79 % 24.89 % 48.32 % ID 22.79 % 19.53 % 57.68 % IL 22.09 % 22.95 % 54.96 % IN 24.76 % 22.92 % 52.32 % KS 13.74 % 15.36 % 70.90 % MA 20.40 % 28.28 % 51.32 % MD 11.82 % 9.91 % 78.27 % ME 25.25 % 28.58 % 46.17...

I live in the most liberal part of Norfolk, Virginia and he is actually not doing so bad here. Kerry probably wins Norfolk 60/40 (which is not so bad considering the high black population). I work in Virginia Beach and it is the opposite. I am a 7-Eleven field consultant and we cannot keep Bush coffee cups in stock and I won't let my stores put out only Kerry cups. My parents live in Newport News and the Bush signs and bumper stickers outnumber the Kerry stuff by my guess of 9-1. For those who tell you it is close...

DALLAS -- 7-Eleven Inc. will stock its own private-label beer starting this summer, a move that's expected to be closely watched in the $60 billion U.S. beer business. Santiago, which will begin to appear in 7-Eleven cold vaults in June, will be sold for $5.99 a six-pack. The price is lower than many other brands, including Mexican import Corona, with which Santiago is packaged and brewed to compete. "7-Eleven is the 800-pound gorilla in the beer business. It's one of the largest sellers of beer in the country, somewhere in the top five with Wal-Mart and major grocery chains," said...

A robber made a bad decision when he chose to hold up the 7-Eleven store at 29th and Willamette Street early Tuesday. He didn't know that the clerk behind the counter was armed with a metal baseball bat and ready for anything. The 20-year-old clerk foiled a similar attempt last May and ended up with stab wounds to his arms. In the latest case, it was the robber who went to the hospital with injuries. William Deland Kelly, 48, a transient, entered the store shortly after 2 a.m. Tuesday, Eugene police said. He walked up to the cash register where...