7-Eleven to pay $4.5m penalty to settle US FTC violation
( December 8, 2025, 21:55 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: 7-Eleven, Inc. and its parent company Seven & i Holdings, Co., Ltd. agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a US Federal Trade Commission lawsuit arguing that the company violated a 2018 consent order when acquiring convenience stores from Sunoco. The penalty is the largest civil penalty ever collected in an FTC prior-notice violation case and the largest negotiated settlement of any order violation in the Bureau of Competition's history, according to the agency. The commission voted 2-0 to approve the settlement.See full release below....
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