Former 7-Eleven CEO Thompson dies. (Top of the News).(John Thompson)(Obituary)

National Petroleum News,  March, 2003  

Tags: 7-Eleven Inc., John Thompson

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John Thompson, former chairman and CEO of The Southland Corporation, now Dallas-based 7-Eleven, Inc., died on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at age 77 of brain cancer.

During his 48 years with the company, Thompson guided The Southland Corporation's growth from an ice company into the world's largest convenience-store retailer. During his tenure, the company also introduced some of its most recognizable products, including the Slurpee (1967), fresh-brewed coffee-to-go (1964) and the Big Gulp (1980).

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