7-Eleven Shows July Gains

Dallas, Convenience giant 7-Eleven reported July 2005 sales of $1.24 billion, an increase of 11.7% over July 2004 sales. United States same-store merchandise sales for July 2005 increased 5.9%, on top of a 4.2% increase in July 2004. Total merchandise sales for July 2005 were $783.1 million, an increase of 7.0% over the July 2004 total of $732.2 million.