It was 1946 when they changed their name to reflect their new, expanded hours: 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., seven days a week. And the new “7-Eleven” name was “honest,” so to speak, for 17 years!

Why is it 7-Eleven and not 7-11? Why does the current 7-Eleven logo have a lowercase N? ... Sales boomed, and the store decided to stay open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.