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title: "7-Eleven Opened a Sit-Down Location to Test Ideas"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/8b4ed6be-36c4-4fdd-845b-d02f6f6d7888
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/7-eleven-opened-a-sit-down-location-to-test-ideas-2709460
category: "C-store & fuel"
industry: "Retail"
segment: "C-store & fuel"
published: 2019-03-20T18:13:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T01:44:28.037Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/c30b2dc324059eef70f21cdd790876e94760.jpg
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# 7-Eleven Opened a Sit-Down Location to Test Ideas

**TL;DR:** 7-Eleven opened a sit-down location in Dallas, Texas to test the brand's innovations. The location features a craft beer growler station, cold-pressed juices, and a trendy taco station.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-03-20. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/7-eleven-opened-a-sit-down-location-to-test-ideas-2709460).*

## Story

7-Eleven has a sit-down location in Dallas, Texas that was created to test the brand’s innovations, according to a Delish report .

The sit-down location, which opened earlier this year, currently offers a craft beer growler station, cold-pressed juices and a trendy taco station, according to the article.

"Convenience retailing is lightyears away from the days of bread and milk being sold from ice docks in 1927, and the industry is changing at a faster rate than ever before," 7-Eleven vice president and chief operating officer Chris Tanco said in a statement, according to the article.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Retail (sector)
- Dallas (location)
- 7-Eleven (company)
- retail trends (topic)
- innovation testing (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/7-eleven-opened-a-sit-down-location-to-test-ideas-2709460). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/8b4ed6be-36c4-4fdd-845b-d02f6f6d7888).