7-Eleven is an American convenience store chain, headquartered in Irving, Texas and owned by multinational Seven & I Holdings through Seven-Eleven Japan Co., Ltd. The chain was founded in 1927 as an ice house storefront in Dallas. It was named Tote'm Stores between 1928 and 1946. After Ito-Yokado, a Japanese supermarket chain and the parent company of Seven-Eleven Japan, acquired a 70% stake in the company in 1991, the company became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seven-Eleven Japan in November, 2005.
7-Eleven operates, franchises, and licenses 78,029 stores in 19 countries and territories as of November 2021. While operating under its namesake brand globally, within the United States it operates as 7-Eleven nationally, as Speedway nationally but mostly in the Midwest & East Coast, and as Stripes Convenience Stores within the South Central United States; both Speedway and Stripes operate alongside 7-Eleven's namesake stores in several markets. 7-Eleven also operates A-Plus locations with the name licensed from owner and fellow Metroplex-based Energy Transfer Partners, though most of these stores have since been rebranded as standard 7-Eleven stores.
7-Eleven in Japan did sells Transformers keychain figures of Bumblebee, Brawn, Cliffjumper and Windcharger in 1984.
In 2009 in the United States, 7-Eleven promoted Revenge of the Fallen with Bumblebee Blast-flavored Slurpees, character straws of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron and The Fallen, a refillable 28-ounce cold beverage mug in the shape of Optimus Prime's head and a 12-ounce cup with removable stickers.
Steve Blum did voice-over announcements in the 7-Eleven commercials.