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"&lt;div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;\u200B\u200B\u200B\u200BMELBOURNE, 7&amp;#160;July 2014&lt;/strong&gt; \u2013 17 7-Eleven convenience stores across NSW, VIC and QLD are to be offered for sale by JLL at a Portfolio Auction on the 5th (NSW), 6th (VIC) and 7th (QLD) August.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The properties are being offered for sale by Stephen Bolton, John Macree and Sam Hatcher. &amp;#160;JLL\u2019s Director of Retail, Stephen Bolton said, \u201CThese properties will provide investors with a long, blue-chip lease covenant with strong continued growth throughout the lifetime of the investment with a solid rental income of $166,566 to $334,647.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;\u201CThe 17 opportunities provide high-profile sites with substantial land areas, many with corner locations such as the Wantira South property which is located at a gateway to Know Westfield. The sites range in sizes from 1.113 to 5,598 square metres, and would be a prized property within any investment portfolio.\u201D&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;7-Eleven is a globally recognised brand and Australia\u2019s number one convenience retailer. 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd is owned by the Withers/Barlow family and ranks in the Top 30 of BRW\u2019s Top 500 Private Companies listing.&amp;#160;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;These sites are some of the properties acquired by 7-Eleven as part of the acquisition of the Mobil Retail business in 2010. The properties have been refurbished and re-opened as 7-Eleven stores with the Withers/Barlow family now selling some of the properties as they are looking to diversify their portfolio by recently purchasing Starbucks stores.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;The Withers/Barlow family has been operating in the retail grocery industry since 1912. The company\u2019s licence to operate and franchise 7-Eleven stores in Australia from the US based 7-Eleven Inc was established in 1976. &amp;#160;The first Australian 7-Eleven store opened in August 1977 and today, 7-Eleven operates more than 610 stores, serving around 130 million customers a year. Holding 32% of the Eastern Seaboard market share, 7-Eleven generates approximately $3 billion in sales per year.&lt;/div&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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