Dallas
& Fort Worth, TX – November 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / The first
7-Eleven®
store located behind security inside a U.S. airport terminal has taken
off at the Dallas-Fort Worth
Airport (DFW) with a first-class selection of products and services
tailored to travelers and airport employees. The store is open from 5 a.m.
to 9 p.m. to best serve travelers.
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7-Eleven
created an exclusive, value-priced “snack pack” containing a small bag
of multi-grain pita chips, white cheddar cheese and salami sticks, a pouch
of pitted green olives, a dried-fruit blend, thin chocolate cookies, Gummi
bears and a butter mint. This product is only available at this store.
“We
believe visitors and airport employees will be pleasantly surprised at
how many of their travel and everyday needs 7-Eleven can fill,” said Doug
Rosencrans, 7-Eleven vice president for stores in Texas. “Whether they
are arriving at their final destination or in the middle of a work shift,
we look forward to serving the thousands who come through DFW’s A Terminal
every day.”
7-Eleven,
Inc., DFW Airport and Paradies Lagardere Travel Retail,
the concessionaire operating this new location, will hold a customer appreciation
event Nov. 11 from 3 to 4 p.m. at the store located near Terminal
A’s Gate 25.
Because
the event takes place on Veterans Day, 7-Eleven will present the Texas
Christian University Army ROTC with a $711 Project A-Game grant for its
Cadet Fund, and Paradies Lagardere Travel Retail will donate $711 to the
DFW Airport USO organization.
About
7-Eleven, Inc.
7
Eleven, Inc. (www.7-eleven.com)
is the premier name and largest chain in the convenience retailing industry.
Based in Dallas, Texas, 7 Eleven operates, franchises or licenses some
10,700 7 Eleven® stores in North America. Globally, there are more
than 57,300 7 Eleven stores in 17 countries.
About
Paradies Lagardere
Paradies
Lagardere is the North American Division of Lagardere
Travel Retail, a world leader in travel retail, and food and beverage
concessions with operations in more than 30 countries and 217 airports
throughout Europe, North America, Asia and the Pacific. With more than
4,100 airport stores and restaurants, it runs the largest international
network of duty free and luxury, travel essentials and foodservice stores
and restaurants. Named Best Airport Retailer for 20 consecutive years by
Airport
Revenue News, Paradies Lagardere is based in Atlanta, Georgia, with
an office in Toronto, Ontario.
About
DFW
Dallas
Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport warmly welcomes more than 63 million
customers along their journey every year, elevating DFW to a status as
one of the most frequently visited superhub airports in the world. DFW
Airport customers can choose among 149 domestic and 57 international nonstop
destinations worldwide. DFW is elevating the customer experience with modernized
facilities and updated amenities, as well as through a $3.2 billion Terminal
Renewal and Improvement Program to renovate its four original terminal
buildings. Centered between its owner cities of Dallas and Fort Worth,
Texas, DFW Airport also serves as a major economic generator for the North
Texas region, producing over $32 billion in economic impact each year by
connecting people through business and leisure travel. For current information
about DFW International Airport, visit the DFW Airport web
site, download the Official DFW Airport Mobile App for mobile devices,
or follow DFW on social media.
Media
Contact:
Margaret
Chabris
7-Eleven,
Inc.
972-828-7285 |