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As for 7-11 going extinct in PA, here is what I remember of them. When I was a teenager, 3 of the 4 7-11s near me were close to low-rent apartment complexes. They would only have 1 employee in the store, which would be really aggravating when anyone would order a sandwich or lunch meat because that would bring the cashier to a stop with a long line of people who were just there to buy overpriced groceries, cigarrettes, etc.
Wawa besides offering the cheapest gas with usually 16 pumps, separates the sandwich/lunch meat operation from the cashier operation. And usually has 2 people making sandwiches, 2 cashiers, plus other people stocking shelves, etc (instead of the one man operation of 7-11). Wawa has also set themselves up at busy intersections (instead of the 7-11 concept of being walking distance of low rent apartment complexes). I can't even think of where there is 7-11 is within a 45 minute drive of my house, but there are probably 100 Wawas in that range.
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