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It's been a rough year for retailers, with thousands of stores shutting down across the country. The biggest closures have come from Family Dollar, Rue21, 99 Cents Only Stores and CVS, but now, 7-Eleven, the country's biggest convenience store, is taking fifth place since they plan to shutter 272 locations in the coming months. In addition, 7-Eleven plans to sell dozens of Speedway gas stations, another chain they own, which has locations in 22 states.
Like many companies, the reason is probably financial, but unlike most chains that close locations, 7-Eleven is definitely not struggling. In fact, according to CBS News, they plan to open 270 stores in the US as well this year. That means they won't see too much of a drop in how many stores they have in America, which per Hasdata.com, currently stands at 9,207. With that many stores, closing locations is something that 7-Eleven does actually pretty regularly. Last year, they shuttered 184 in America.
As for which ones are on the chopping block this year, that has not yet been revealed. However, the states that will probably most be affected are likely the ones with the most 7-Elevens. That would be California, which boasts 1,896, Texas with 1,368, Florida with just over a thousand, then Virginia, New York, Maryland, Colorado, New Jersey, Illinois and Pennsylvania.