7-Eleven Exits India as Reliance Shuts All 31 Stores

The exit shows that global convenience-store branding does not automatically travel into markets where entrenched local operators already control prime locations and supply chains. It matters most for other international retail franchises weighing India, and for Reliance, which now absorbs the sites and the learning. Whether Reliance redeploys them under its own formats, and whether 7&I re-enters through a different partner, is the open question.