INDUSTRY — CONVENIENCE STORES

C-store operations built by someone still running one.

SCAN compliance, OFC workflow, lottery reconciliation, fresh food logs, and multi-store scheduling — built by a 30-year 7-Eleven franchisee who is a current NBLC and ZLC member. $79/mo, unlimited locations.

Trusted by multi-unit operators running 7-Eleven, Marriott, Wyndham, Choice & Ramada
70–80%
Annual turnover rate in c-store industry
30+ yrs
Founder's active 7-Eleven franchise experience
86,000+
7-Eleven stores globally — our founder helps lead the network
$79/mo
All your c-store locations — one bill, one login

How DohOps fits a convenience store operation

Six modules mapped to the daily compliance, ops, and staffing reality of a c-store franchise portfolio.

C-STORE ESSENTIAL

Age-Restriction Compliance

Track tobacco SCAN training, alcohol ID-check certification, and lottery handling for every employee. Block scheduling of uncertified staff on register shifts — before the compliance audit, not after.

Lottery Terminal Reconciliation

Opening activation, scratch ticket inventory, end-of-day pack count, and manager signoff — all in one photo-verified checklist. State gaming commission-ready documentation in 30 seconds.

Fresh Food & Hot Case Logs

Rotate roller grill, pull aged items, log hot case temps. Photo-verified with timestamps that satisfy the food service inspection your 7-Eleven or Circle K field consultant runs quarterly.

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Vendor Receiving Checklists

Log every delivery — Pepsi, Frito-Lay, McLane, Core-Mark — with quantity, condition, and invoice match. Discrepancy flags go to the manager the same day, not when the month-end inventory count reveals a $400 shortage.

OFC & Inventory Management

Order/Fill/Count workflow built for 7-Eleven's model and adaptable for Circle K, Wawa, and independent chains. See real-time stock on fast-movers without a full inventory count.

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Multi-Store Employee Scheduling

Schedule staff across 2–4 c-store locations in one view. Hours accumulate correctly for overtime. GPS clock-in confirms they're at the right store. Swap requests route to the manager, not the group chat.

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What c-store operators see in week one

Outcomes from 7-Eleven, Circle K, and independent c-store operators who started with the free trial.

SCAN compliance documented in advance

A 7-Eleven franchisee uploaded tobacco SCAN certificates for all 14 register-eligible employees on day one. Two had expired certs. DohOps blocked them from being scheduled on register shifts and sent the 30-day renewal reminder automatically.

Vendor receiving discrepancy caught

A Circle K franchisee running photo-verified receiving checklists caught a $310 McLane short delivery on day 6. The timestamped photo of the delivery count vs. invoice was submitted directly to the vendor for credit — resolved in 48 hours.

Overnight labor dialed in

A 3-store operator found that overnight labor was running 38% of sales at one location — 10 points above the others. The scheduling dashboard showed two staff scheduled on overnight when one consistently handled the volume. One adjustment cut $1,100/month in OT.

Hot food log cleared field audit

A 7-Eleven franchisee used DohOps photo-verified hot case logs to satisfy the fresh food compliance section of their quarterly field consultant audit — full documentation pulled in under 2 minutes.

The pain we built this for

The NACS State of the Industry report consistently shows that c-store operators are under pressure from three directions at once: inside-store labor costs, shrink from age-restricted product mishandling, and the intensifying shift toward fresh and prepared food — which requires more labor and more compliance documentation than a candy rack ever did.

Running a 7-Eleven franchise means navigating the OFC (order-fill-count) system, fresh food rotation schedules, tobacco SCAN compliance, lottery terminal reconciliation, and quarterly field consultant audits — all while managing a crew that turns over at 70–80% annually. Most multi-unit franchisees in the 7-Eleven system are tracking this across spreadsheets, printed checklists, and text messages to store managers. That's a system that fails during the exact moments it matters most: the audit, the no-show, the expired SCAN cert.

The DohOps founder has been a 7-Eleven franchisee for over 30 years, serving on the NBLC and ZLC and as former President of the Greater Austin 7-Eleven Franchise Owners Association. He's personally navigated every compliance headache you're dealing with — and built the tools that would have saved him time and money at every step.

The "C-Store of the Future" concept that 7-Eleven and others are pushing — expanded fresh food, digital loyalty, expanded foodservice — only increases the operational complexity. You need a platform that scales with that complexity, not a spreadsheet held together by a manager who might quit next week.

At $79/month for unlimited locations, a 4-location 7-Eleven franchisee pays what they used to spend on a single time-tracking app — and gets scheduling, compliance documentation, hiring, training, and operations management in one system.

DohOps Template Library filtered to Closing category — Store Closing Checklist, Food Equipment Shutdown, Kitchen Closing Checklist, End of Day variants — used by convenience store operators

TEMPLATE LIBRARY — Pre-built c-store closing checklists, food shutdown logs, and end-of-day ops ready to assign in seconds

Convenience Store Operations — FAQ

How does DohOps help with age-restricted sale compliance (tobacco, lottery, alcohol)?+
DohOps training records track SCAN compliance training for every employee who handles tobacco and age-restricted sales. You can block scheduling of untrained staff on register shifts, upload tobacco SCAN certificates, and set 30/7-day expiration alerts. For 7-Eleven operators, this aligns with the brand's in-store compliance audit requirements.
Can DohOps handle 7-Eleven's specific operational requirements?+
The DohOps founder is an active 7-Eleven franchisee and member of the 7-Eleven NBLC (National Business Leadership Council) and ZLC (Zone Leadership Council). DohOps includes c-store-specific task templates — OFC (order/fill/count), fresh food rotation, lottery terminal reconciliation, vendor receiving, and hot food prep logs — built from 30+ years inside the system.
How does the NACS State of the Industry data apply to how I use DohOps?+
NACS data consistently shows that inside-store labor is the most controllable cost lever for c-store operators. DohOps gives you real-time labor-as-a-percent-of-inside-sales by location, daypart, and shift — so you can see when you're overstaffed on a slow overnight versus understaffed on a coffee-rush morning without waiting for the weekly P&L.
Can DohOps handle lottery terminal handover documentation?+
Yes. The Operations Suite includes a lottery handover checklist — opening terminal activation, scratch ticket inventory count, end-of-day reconciliation, and manager signoff. Every step is photo-verified and timestamped. If a lottery audit comes from your state gaming commission, you have a complete digital record.
We have employees who work across two or three c-store locations. How does DohOps handle that?+
DohOps supports multi-location employees natively. An employee can be scheduled at Store 1 on Monday, Store 2 on Wednesday, and the system tracks their total weekly hours across both. Overtime accumulates correctly across locations. GPS clock-in validates they're actually at the correct store.

Your field consultant audit is coming. Be ready.

30-day free trial, no credit card. Upload your SCAN certs, build your OFC checklists, and run your first week's schedule — all in the same app. Or book a 15-minute demo.