Why do they call the store "7 eleven"?

It is called 7 eleven because the first store was opened on July 11, 1927 and the hours were 7am-11pm..

When they first opened, I think that was when they were open...from 7:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m.

It was based on thier hours. They were either open 7 days a week, 11 hours a day, or from 7:00a.m to 11:00p.m, i can't remeber which.

Hmm, good question, you make me think. I dunno but I would guess that the7 means 7 days a week?

they might have needed a name by that time or that could have been the time that they came up with a new gas station. or i really just don't know. i think i'll go with Linda's answer. is that her name ... hopefully. :)

The first answerer is correct. Actually, when they *first* opened, they were called Speedee Mart. The "7-11" tag was added later, and for a while the two names coexisted ("Speedee Mart 7-11"). I'm not really sure, but I believe the Southland Corporation took it over and introduced the name 7-11.

in the sixties, stores were normally only open 8-6. after that, everything shut down and you were cut off from your wallet for the remainder of the day - hmmm, not a bad idea. 7/11 was the first store that i know of that offered extended hours. you could stop in before work (7) or, even after work (11). it was quite the novelty back then.

when they first started it was open from 7am-11pm....
(before they sold them all and the U.S. became a 24 hr country...)

7 days a week 11 hours a day, one hour they close for cleaning and stocking, and i believe its around 5-6 in the morning.

they used to oepn the the stores from 7 am to 11pm and it was one of the latest things to be open at it times and earlist to open too