The main thing is that 7-Eleven is just way behind on the quality sector. They are stuck with the worst franchises, employees, and clientele which is not an issue they face in Japan. They cannot change the card the franchise has been given, or given employee-ownership stock like other convenience stores doFurthermore, Japan is just behind on convenience stores concepts. They do not have the built to order section that is the main core of so many of the top USA convenience stores. Even if they bring over the Japan-level quality to the USA stores, it will not compare to the quality output of Buc-ees, Sheetz, or Wawa.It is a very uphill climb for 7-11 which has been neglected hard. It will not succeed even if they 1:1 the quality of the Japanese stores, which they could never do
>t. Couchê-Tard shill
>>21594019>They do not have the built to order section that is the main core of so many of the top USA convenience storesyes they do
>>21594047They'll cook a pizza or wings for you but they aren't making sandwiches like a wawa/sheetz.
>Why doesn't 7-11 replicate japanese stores in the usa?????because despite what millennial weebs want, most americans wouldn't go into a gas station to buy a sushi platter or a kattsu pork curry tray.
>>21594070Then they should do partnerships with the brands that do. Krispy Krunchy Chicken explicitly only opens storefronts inside gas stations because they want the foot traffic, it's a viable business opportunity that no one is really taking advantage of in the right way yet.
>>21594019>The main thing is that 7-Eleven is just way behind on the quality sectornobody stops at a 7-eleven for quality.they stop for gas and scratch-offs.
7-11 isn't thought of in the same way in the US as it is Japan. People don't have high expectations for food, it's get in and get out as fast as possible. There are so many other options if you want grab and go food.
>>21594019They would need to rename themselves and kick out the jeet franchise owners.
>>21594103All of the successful gas stations in recent years are famous for their food selection.The one lone exception seems to be Sheetz, the food is terrible but they focus all their quality on the bathrooms.
>>21594103>because despite what millennial weebs want, most americans wouldn't go into a gas station to buy a sushi platter or a kattsu pork curry tray.Yeah they don't want 711 to be like bucees with brisket sandwiches, fudge, fresh salads, kolaches, and all the other nice shit they sell. They don't want it to be like Caseys, QT, Wawa, or any other the others that sell actually decent hot dogs, pizza, breakfast burritos, and whatever else. 711 would be stupid to expand their hot food sections to have actually good and fresh food. They should really just continue on hiring jeets to sell week old pizza thats been reheated 14 times and roller grill hot dogs that have been there for a month. Yeah, why bother telling those employees to wash their hands either.
>>21594715This. In Japan they don't even have fucking ovens half the time, they will go to a convenience store for a greater portion of their sustenance and treat it the way the US treats delis or grocery stores. Americans sees convenience stores as pit stops for their more car-centric society, where you get gas and grab something that is quick, easy, filling, and tasty when you don't have time for a proper meal right then.
>>21594019You and the article are talking about completely different things. Obviously American stores can't replicate what is done in Japan because of the size of the country. It would also never work due to cultural differences. This is not a fast food restaurant. Even retarded executives know that.
if they wanna make a nice convenience store they should just make a spinoff with a different name using the same network/resources but new staff & better quality
>>21594727>They don't want it to be like Caseys, QT, Wawa, or any other the others that sell actually decent hot dogs, pizza, breakfast burritos, and whatever else.Not him but no shit anon, that's called leaning into a particular niche. 7-11's niche is bottom-of-the-barrel dogshit for lower prices. Wawa's food is roughly 30-40% more expensive. If they make their service better and charge more, they will be now competing with other services at that price point.>but but but that's so shitty I would never go there!Neither would I, but clearly some people would, and those same people go there instead of Wawa or Bucee's. Different niche, different clientele.
>>21594727You cant compare a 7-11 to a Bucees. Bucees have restaurant sized kitchens with smokers, grills and everything else.
>>21594103THey need to make them at a factory due to hygiene issues since minimum wage employees aren't going to bother putting in effort. Then they just stock it.
>>21594756>but its bigger!Quality has less to do with size than you think. Have you been in a 711 recently? They've got gift card racks, giant counters with heat lights for stale food, some gimmick slurpee, an aisle for dog food, batteries, and motor oil. They fell into the same trap CVS, Walgreens, and Riteaid did of trying to provide every concievable late night urgent need product at a 500% markup so it just sits there for years at a time instead of selling something good.
I've honestly never seen 7-11 as a gas station
>>21595120i have
>>21594760It's probably the franchise that's changed the least since my childhood. I think they've added IPAs
>>21594103>Why doesn't 7-11 replicate japanese stores in the usa?????FTFY
Only undesirables shop after 10 pm
>>21594019Japanese 7-11 is honestly overrated. The quality isn't nearly as good as it seems. People see sushi and riceballs and think 'wow fancy". But the quality of said sushi is definitely lower quality. Especially when you compare it to the quality of something like a Lawson.
>>21595152All humans are undesirables
>>21595158Not people who are in bed at 10.
>>21595168Nah they're undesirable too
>>21594019>Why 7-Eleven's USA Revamp Will Faila) their stores are managed by Indians and Muslims, not Japanese peopleb) their customers are crackhead niggers, blackout drunks, and obese braindead rednecks, not Japanese peopleThe USA revamp will fail because it's in the USA
>>21594722I will not accept sheetz slander. Their food whips wawa's ass
>>215947187-Eleven has high brand recognition but yes, unfortunately most recognize it was something meh at best. The audience 7-Eleven wants for their stores in better areas will be somewhat familiar with the perception that the Japanese stores are better, so lean into that.In areas where the local demographics support it, change the stores to something like 7-Eleven Zen or have a "Japan" banner under the name. Something to indicate that this is a different type of 7-Eleven. That would be wasted in shitty areas so leave those locations alone. Basically, create two tiers within the brand.One complication is that 7-Eleven bought Speedway (3,800 locations) and has to decide how many of them they want to convert and how long they plan to keep Speedway as its own brand.They also bought a chain called Stripes with a bit over 200 locations, so a much smaller brand.
>>21594103Or to make a made to order sandwich section like how Wawa has. Anything but what they are doing now.
>>21594019I remember when I was a little kid going to the 7-11 because it was the one place that was open either really early or really late.
>>21595140Aye idk what people are talking about. I remember as a very little kid my parents would bring me to get a lunchable and eat at the boardwalk in our car in the winter. My dad would always stop there on our way to the beach and we'd get slurpees. As a teenager I'd bike there with my friends and get microwavable burritos. Whenever I walk into a 7/11 it's always the same exact thing that it always was
>>21594019>clienteleI don't see a way out of this one. There are so many of them. A new hoodrat shithole big enough to take them all in would have to come along.
>>21594019>Buc-eesYeah, no hope beating these guys. That would require a complete 180 in quality for them. >SheetzThis is beatable. I've eaten at their MTO, it's hot garbage. Even fast food mogs it and that is saying it's lower than shit. You just need to all the crap a Japanese 7-11 has and you are mostly there to mogging them. >WawaAlso beatable with their subway-esqu stuff and airport quality to-go garbage. Walmart is already beating them with better togo food options. Really, what 7-11 needs to do is learn from Costco and other groceries on how to do togo food properly. Places like Wegmans and stuff - they have decent food that is great togo, albeit expensive. Sandwiches are on point, soups on point, even the sushi is kinda low key good - which most groceries suck at. Ultimately, 7-11 needs to realize I have NO reason to step in that shitass store thanks to their shitty reputation. Ever. I need a hype reason to go. Slurpies and other sugar slop do not interest me. Why should I go? Buc has brisket. Sheetz at least had curly fries because I had no source for that here. I've been into wawa & 7-11 for sandwiches before when traveling, and they sucked. Now if I need late night togo food on my route to the airport - I'm going to Wegmans. Because their shit will be good. Everyone else just serves garbage.
>>21594103I literally sought out Buc-ees because they sold brisket sandwiches. DO NO UNDERESTIMATE HYPE FOOD. The younger generation LOVES hyped food, they will social media blog about that shit all day every day. But it needs to be fire. 7-11 serving some new banger noodle dish? I'm gonna go check it out. Even for some katsu, because the local places make dry as fuck katsu. But I am certainly NOT going for the garbage they currently have. Fried chicken? Not enough melanin in my skin for that. Some weaksauce pizza that can't even hold a candle to frozen? Nope. Hell, I'd go check it out if they just farted out some chicken teriyaki to see if it worked and was any good. I mean panda express can't even cook rice, they are easy to beat.
7-11 is the main place I buy gas since it's on the way home from work. every time I go there it's jeets behind the counter and blacks loitering around in front or inside buying menthols and scratch offs. one time I tried to pay for $17 worth of gas and the fucking retard charged my card $70.
Isn't a big part of the problem that 7-Eleven stores generally are smaller most of the chains it's being compared to? When you have more customers, it becomes easier to offer more goods, especially those that require turn over like freshly prepared food.
The Speedway near me is tiny and is a mess since they've tried to shoehorn in all the stuff 7-Eleven required them to add. Hope they gut and renovate it or even better, tear it down and build a larger store. There's plenty of room on the lot.
>>21595367Sheetz big problem is their refusal to use natural gasAll electric makes for a much cheaper build but it also means things like fries, bacon, hashbrowns, and mozz sticks can only ever be reheated and they over-extended their menu trying to sell foods that they cannot properly makeAlso their burgers have a really weird aftertaste Wawa knows its niche and doesnt pretend to be something its not
>>215940197-11 isn't really a gas station chain in Japan, it's a supermarket chain that directly competes with companies equivalent to Aldi and Publix. The reason the mini-supermarket flourishes in Japan because the country is tiny and extremely dense. the US does not have this problem; we can afford to have full-size markets because space isn't a luxury here. the only place a Japanese-style 7-11 would work is an ultra dense city like NYC or Chicago.
the seven eleven brand is a shit showit's all owned overall by the japs since they like saved them from bankruptcy o algo but then each country has their own subset of the corporation they run differentlylike mexican 7 11 is different than USA
A Quick Trip in the USA destroys even an awesome 7-11 in Japan. Come on guys
>>21594019They tried, briefly, in my area. Had some fresher, more varied food that was worth going for.After a few months they returned to prepackaged no-expiration slop.
>>21594722What gas station food is not reheated frozen slop you can get from Walmart?
i just saw they opened a 7/11 across the street from a costco and a sheetz and half a mile from a wawai don't understand how they expect to do business when they're undercut and out-qualitied from every competitor that is already established at the intersection
>>21596967thisthe new tea machine is pure sorceryi knew someone who got a job there and he said it was like a cult and they made you go train to like the HQ location of your area before letting you golittle creepy but man i dont gaf
>>21594019They would struggle to find staff willing to do that level of customer service at that wage, and the customers would be way more difficult as well. Aside from weebs, the existing reputation of convenience store food quality would dissuade the target customers. In the US actual supermarkets have filled this niche with their prepared foods sections.
>>21594019it has to do with the USA's demography
>>21594103I have no idea what a kattsu pork curry tray is, but it sounds so goodFuck I'm so hungry bros
>>21594019For me it's Circle K. I haven't even been in any other convenience store in years. All the Circle K's have "beer caves;" giant rooms full of different imported, macro, and even local craft beers. Not mention great deals like $10.99 for a twelve pack and the cheapest cigarettes (it says so on the sign). My only complaint is the $7 for 2 forty ounces beer deal is gone and seemingly never returning.
>>21595168you are a goy slave
>>21595799>Walmart is already beating themon what planet?
>>21597144Based beer cave enjoyer
every wawa i go into has 6 employees minimum working every shift. 7/11 will have only one guy manning the store at all times . they cant compete with wawa and sheetz which the japs dont have on their island
>USA franchise>bwtter in every place but USA
>>21597042Convenience is the point.
>>21597144What a weird thing to form a cult around.
>>21597317>led readout says "poo">button says "flush"is this an indian employee joke?
>>21594019>Japan is just behind on convenience stores concepts.
Royal Farms is better than Sheetz or Wawa.The chicken and wedges are king.Also Wawa just bakes everything, they fry nothing. Pathetic.
>>21594019Nah. Here in Malaysia they were shoddy and languishing...until everything changed when the Family Mart came. Family Marts have hot food, pastry, fresh coffee, tables and modern decor. Now all 7-11 stores are being upgraded to the same standard.
>>21597343There's an Indian squatting in the machine, waiting for you to press the button.
Convenience stores in leafland are so boring compared to either japanese or american ones. It's especially bad in frogland.
America is car centric, there's no place for smaller convenience stores. Japan is a country where you barely use cars, there's a way higher demand to a close convenience store that sells all kind of food stuff for good prices.It's literally a car vs walkable city issue
I think a key aspect is how absurdly cheap konbini food is.An egg and teryaki chiggen sando isn't the best food in the world, but it's $1. If I want a tallboy and a fried snack that adds maybe another $2.A lot of American gas station food is edible, but expensive. If I pay $7 for a mediocre burger or dry piece of pizza from a dirty building with rude mutant staff, it's because I'm starving and there aren't other options around. It feels predatory, instead of feeling like an everyday staple that people take pride in."Thing, Japan" is completely true in a lot of cases.
>>21598614>"Thing, Japan" is completely true in a lot of cases.Yes, but also it's often "Thing, not USA" because most other countries haven't reached the level of low quality slop typical of the USA.
