7-Eleven CEO Joe DePinto’s 24-7 goal? Growth (Video)

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7-Eleven — which just signed a $3.3 billion deal that will give the chain a presence in Houston again— will open at least 3,000 stores across the world this year, including roughly 300 in North America. Its U.S. stores will primarily be opened in areas where 7-Eleven can build a concentration of stores. Texas’ Interstate 35 corridor is a particular growth area. “(Texas is) extremely business friendly, and it’s growing so fast,” said Joe DePinto, president and CEO of 7-Eleven. “We’re…