A southeast Calgary 7-Eleven is now a sit-down restaurant, providing dine-in and take-out choices to prospects beginning Thursday.
The 7-Eleven at 3455 Douglasdale Blvd. SE lately expanded its retailer to incorporate a renovated eating space. Friends can eat their meals in-store or to go, and seniors may even pair their meals with beer and wine.
It’s one among 9 7-Eleven areas throughout Alberta that has a licensed in-store restaurant. The southeast Calgary location can be open for dine-in and take-out from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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“We’re thrilled to carry our licensed restaurant format to Calgary to assist our prospects of their busy lives,” Marc Goodman, 7-Eleven Canada vice chairman, stated in a Thursday morning information launch.
“Contemporary and ready meals and drinks are an vital a part of our enterprise technique and we’re proud to make investments that create new jobs and contribute to the financial system.”
However some prospects aren’t positive concerning the change.
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“We’ll see loads of late night time exercise … I walked within the different night time and there was a woman sitting there. That is one thing new,” Lee Machon informed World Information.
“I do not suppose I’ll sit right here (for a meal). I will in all probability cease on the way in which residence as a result of it is on its manner. It is extra of a comfort factor.”
Others do not thoughts it. Tom Harper stated the amenity is sweet for residents within the space, however extra so for the “youthful crowd.”
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“It is simple to entry to seize a fast chew and hang around… If you do not have Wi-Fi or in case you have a pc, you possibly can hang around right here and use it,” he stated.
“You must bear in mind that folks drive and get fuel and you do not need them hanging round right here for a protracted time frame, nevertheless it’s very handy to purchase it.
“That is the way in which it’s within the (United) States, so so long as persons are accountable, it is not a nasty thought in any respect.”
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