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See also: Australia. 7-Elevens are everywhere [1] and the stories of underpaid workers are commonplace [0].

[0]: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2016/may/12/7-elev...

[1]: In the major metropolitan areas.

I'm in Adelaide and convenience stores are not super common. There is usually one on each major street but nowhere near as much as the other states. When I was in Sydney it was a massive shock to see 711 everywhere. It was quite often to have 2-3 of them within my field of vision.

The first time I went to Sydney (late 90s) I remember thinking the same - 7-11's everywhere.

There was definitely an explosion of convenience stores across Adelaide - perhaps 2010 until 2015? But they then all shuttered in quick succession.

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