Second, areas where people congregated, such as street corners, became the natural sites for 7-11 locations, which, for similar reasons, veered toward gas station in the United States.
7-11 was, in fact, known as a gas station retailer,
Third, the 7-11 stores were largely located in U.S. rural areas, where population density was low. As a result, cutomers invariably drove to a store. Almost every 7-11 store, therefore, had sufficient space for parking. Drive-thrus were normal, even among 7-11 stores located in metropolitan cities such as New York