Daily Stop ( Chinese: 地利店) was a

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in Hong Kong. It was franchised by

Television Broadcasts Limited Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) is a television broadcasting company based in Hong Kong SAR. The Company operates five free-to-air terrestrial television channels in Hong Kong, with TVB Jade as its main Cantonese language service, and TV ...

(TVB) and SCMP Group before it was acquired by

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and merged to

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. It operated totally 83 outlets in MTR and KCR stations,

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and public housing estates. Its main competitors were

and

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History

Daily Stop was established in 1982 to sell TVB-related products. In 1988, it became a subsidiary of

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. In 1996, it was acquired by

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's Kerry Group and became a subsidiary of SCMP Group. In 2004, it was sold to Dairy Farm International Holdings and rebranded as "7-Eleven".Dairy Farm (2000 - Present)
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References

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