Hundreds of “underperforming” 7-Eleven stores across North America are closing, the convenience store announced Thursday.

A convenience store chain plans to close several hundred underperforming stores. CNN reports that the company announced the closures in a recent earnings report, citing slowing sales, declining traffic,

There are more than 13,000 7-Eleven stores across the United States, Canada and Mexico. Seven & i Holdings has around 85,000 stores total, mostly in the U.S. and Asia. "Aligned with our long-term growth strategy,