Second generation franchisee Tehmeena Khan and her husband are proud to be opening the new convenience store at 86 Parramatta Street, Phillip in the ACT.

Tehmeena Khan helped in her father’s store at Jesmond, Newcastle 30 years ago, and more recently she has worked with her brother and now fellow franchisee Nouman’s Bankstown store.

“I’ve worked in the 7-Eleven system before, both with my father when I was young and more recently in my brother’s store,” Tehmeena explains.

“I’ve run a café, and another franchise business but I was really drawn to 7-Eleven, and I’m excited about the challenge of establishing a brand new store in the local community,” she says.

Relocating for the business the Khan family is looking forward to becoming part of the local community.

“We were drawn to Canberra, it’s a lovely city for our family and the traffic will be much better than in Sydney. Our two youngest children will be starting school locally when they reopen, and our eldest is hoping to transfer to ANU,” Tehmeena says.

The family owned and operated store will see the Khans and their son work in the store, alongside five locals who are joining the team.

“We are so proud to be opening 7-Eleven Phillip with our fantastic local team to help us serve the local community. We had more than 200 applications to work with us in just 24 hours with many people in the local community looking for new jobs or extra hours due to the COVID19 situation.

“There were some fantastic applications, but the five people who are joining the team were exceptional candidates,” she says.

Just recently 7-Eleven launched its own delivery service of essential items to help customers during the coronavirus shutdown. The service is being trialled across a number of Melbourne outlets.

The convenience chain is also attracting franchisees keen to move away from the big cities.