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At war with 7-Eleven? Start a 6-Twelve

South Boston MA 04/26/2017 Abu Musa (cq) has his own store 6-Twelve , after leaving the 7-11 chain. He enjoys his customers and always seems to have a smile to greet them. Globe StaffPhotograph Jonathan Wiggs Reporter:Topic Jonathan Wiggs/Boston Globe

By The Boston Globe

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In 1946, a convenience store chain in Texas decided to change its name to reflect its new extended hours, from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

They called the stores 7-Eleven.

Seven decades later in South Boston, a man named Abu Musa opened a convenience store on East Broadway.

He called his store 6-Twelve.

Yes, those are the store’s hours, but that’s not the only reason he named it 6-Twelve.

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