7-Eleven owners say they feel disenfranchised by new pact with Japanese-owned chain
(LA Times Business)

Sunny Sandhu bought his first 7-Eleven store in Southern California in 1999 when he was 28 years old. Like many other franchisees, the immigrant from India considered the Slurpee seller a sure path to the American dream. Over the following 14 years, Sandhu felt so confident about his business that...