7-Eleven at 8747 La Mesa Boulevard serves the Grossmont Center corridor as a full-format convenience store carrying beer, wine, prepared food, and household essentials. The proprietary coffee program brews multiple roast profiles through commercial batch-brewing systems, a quick-serve format on a La Mesa Boulevard stretch that also includes the single-origin selections at Brew Coffee Spot. Founded in 1927 as the Southland Ice Company in Dallas, 7-Eleven now operates more than 83,000 locations across 19 countries under parent company Seven & i Holdings. A California Type 20 ABC license authorizes off-sale beer and wine, and the walk-in cooler rotates regional craft releases alongside domestic and imported labels. The automotive supplies section carries SAE-rated motor oils and DOT-specification fluids — the same consumable grades recommended at La Mesa auto repair shops like John's Automotive Care. Slurpee dispensers use barrel-freezer technology that churns carbonated syrup concentrate at sub-freezing temperatures to maintain semi-frozen consistency across all active flavor lines.