Orlando 7-Eleven converts to franchise - Business Courier of Cincinnati:

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The 3,000-square-foot convenience storew at 3911 McCoy Road near Conway which also has agasoline station, will now be ownecd by franchisee Ermal Metollari, a former storer manager for five years. Dallas-based 7-Eleven Inc. announced plans in 2007 to convertt 100 existing locations in the state tofranchised operations. Store managers were invited to apply for thoswe franchises before the offerwent public. More than 40 7-Eleve n stores in the Orlando market are now with about another 140 owned bythe company.
Betwee n eight to 10 7-Eleven stores throughout the statr are being converted into franchise operations each month and plans to have most of the conversions nationwide completerdby 2012, according to a news The company operates, franchisez or licenses about 7,800 stores in North America and more than 36,1000 stores in 15 countries. The company reported 2008 sales of morethan $53.78 billion.