The first 7-11 -
December 30, 2006
Don Entz notes: I remember the very first 7-Eleven. It was on Silom Road, right next to Patpong. Opened in 1989. It's not there now. (The ones close to there now are relatively new.) The second 7-Eleven ever to open in Thailand is still there: on the Suriwong end of Patpong, next to the KFC and also opened in 1989, shortly after that first one.
Earlier: 7-Eleven to stop at 5,000 shops - Bangkok Post, December 25, 2006
C.P. Seven-Eleven Plc, the country's largest convenience-store chain, will temporarily stop expanding after it reaches 5,000 outlets, expected within three years...
Don Entz notes: I remember the very first 7-Eleven. It was on Silom Road, right next to Patpong. Opened in 1989. It's not there now. (The ones close to there now are relatively new.) The second 7-Eleven ever to open in Thailand is still there: on the Suriwong end of Patpong, next to the KFC and also opened in 1989, shortly after that first one.
Earlier: 7-Eleven to stop at 5,000 shops - Bangkok Post, December 25, 2006
C.P. Seven-Eleven Plc, the country's largest convenience-store chain, will temporarily stop expanding after it reaches 5,000 outlets, expected within three years...