7-Eleven has closed its only store in Detroit, on East Warren near Cadieux. Detroit Police said they had been to the store three times in November and December 2003 for a variety of incidents. 7-Eleven didn't list that specifically as a problem, but did say there were "challenges" at the location.
A 7-Eleven spokesman also said there was some new competition in the area, likely from several retail projects on nearby Jefferson Avenue that have opened over the past year or so, that also impacted the decision to close. The store had opened in 1973.
The announcement that the nation's largest convenience store chain has left Detroit comes on the heels of news that local grocery store chain Farmer Jack is reducing its presence in the city.
Farmer Jack says it will close three Detroit stores next month and re-open them in the spring as Food Basics stores, which will offer fewer products and services.
The 7-Eleven chain has more than 24,000 stores in the US and 17 in other countries. The company has 132 stores in the Metro Detroit area.
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