Pretty new to Melbourne and know that the place is infested with 7-11. Was out in Footscray today and noticed a very distinct lack of them. Is there a conspiracy around this?
Posted by fickleknave
Pretty new to Melbourne and know that the place is infested with 7-11. Was out in Footscray today and noticed a very distinct lack of them. Is there a conspiracy around this?
Posted by fickleknave
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an area too sketchy even for the ever growing tendrils of 7-eleven
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They know what they did. Stay out of Footscray and the peace will be maintained.
E-scooters and e-bikes also refuse to enter the suburb and lock up.
It’s probably more what 7-11 has against Footscray.
Yet there’s 3 in between spring and Swanston on Bourke
I wish we had one, I love the chemical-ridden $1 Sugar Free slurpies!
Yarraville and Braybrook are within a 5min drive, so they’re not THAT rare – they’re just not here.
Too many cheap Asian supermarkets providing better quality similar stuff for the same price or less (I have no idea if this is correct but it was the first thing that popped into my mind and seems somewhat logical)
7-Eleven brought out Caltex, so probably there was no Caltex there due to competition with somone else a few decades ago.
Edit: sorry mixing up facts:
“Mobil Oil Australia Pty Ltd has successfully completed a deal with 7-Eleven’s Australian owners to transfer ownership of 295 Mobil branded service stations across to 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd.
Mobil’s decision to sell to 7-Eleven comes after a failed takeover bid by Caltex last year that was rejected by the ACCC after concerns were raised over the lessening of competition in the fuel retail market. 7-Eleven as a result was able to pick up the 295 company-owned or leased service stations from Mobil for a much lower price than the failed $300 million Caltex bid. (Update: The Age reports the sale was rumoured to be for a similar $300 million figure)”
Knives? I dunno haven’t been there in a million years. Because of the knives.
It’s Footscray. They know to stay out of the hood.
Trivia: The first 7-Eleven in Australia was at 123-129 Warrigal Road HUGHESDALE.
Or what does 7-11 have against Footscrat? Huh?
Meanwhile, you don’t have anything to say about Port Melbourne?
As long as they don’t mind the constant hold ups and stabbings, I don’t have a clue why either
“Infested” is a bit of an exaggeration compared to many Asian cities. Honestly, even in the CBD, I’d say Melbourne is sparsely populated with 7-11. The 7-11 locations outside the CBD are mostly petrol stations. I think your observation is more about their petrol station locations than anything else.
Hey none in Ascot Vale, Travancore, Flemington or Kensington either! We feel your pain!
Edit before anyone comes for me: there are two on the very edge of the border between North Melbourne and Flemington and one on the border of Moonee Ponds right next to Ascot Vale. But still none within any of those suburbs!
There’s one opposite Footscray Hungry Jacks, and one on Hampstead road not far from my place in Footscray 🤷♂️, but maybe we don’t have so many because we already have actual corner shops and LOADS of food options? 🤔
It’s annoying because after coles closes at 10, there’s not really anywhere to buy essentials. Like bread, orange juice ect.. To be honest it would good if the Coles at least stayed open till midnight. We are 10- 15mins from the city so it’s not too bigger ask I don’t think.
Footscray doesn’t need it tbh. Also it’d be an unwise idea to have a 24/7 shop open any closer than Yarraville 😅
I assume crime tbh
It’s a convenience store desdzone
They be stealing
Not many petrol stations are situated in footscray.
The only ones I can think of is ampol on the top of Gordon Street and BP at Whitehall st.
My guess is that a combination of Flemington Racecourse, Footscray Park, and the Docks make large parts of that area around Footscray impossible or unsuitable to open one.
Because it’s all owned by the Chinese, not India
Outside the CBD, most 7/11s are servos and that hole on the map has very servos. The area is old and very few main roads or land to put one on