In 2025, Hudson’s Bay Company announced it is closing shop, and over 8,300 workers were left unemployed. Meanwhile, Starbucks also announced in September 2025 that it was set to close a number of its coffeehouses across North America, including Canada, and eliminate approximately 900 non-retail jobs as part of a sweeping restructuring effort aimed at strengthening its core business and enhancing the customer experience.
Affected locations remain unspecified
The 7-eleven closures “include the conversion to wholesale fuel stores,” Japan‑based parent Seven & i Holdings reported in its financial filings, according to CBC.
The company has been steadily expanding its wholesale fuel operations in North America, which accounted for more than 900 locations as of December 2025, according to the report.
The company has not yet specified which communities will lose stores. Human Resources Director Canada has reached out to the company but is yet to get a response. Also, HRD has not seen any further announcement on this development.
In an April 9 report cited by CBC, Seven & i said that in North America “although the economy remained robust, personal consumption also began to soften” during its 2025 fiscal year – “particularly among low‑income households, as inflation continued to weigh on spending.”