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Couche-Tard honored as Chain of the Year: in an era of depressed fuel margins and unprecedented competition, the retailer continues posting impressive numbers ... in 12 different countries.(Chain of the Year)(Cover story)(Company overview)

Convenience Store Decisions

| December 01, 2007 | Lofstock, John | COPYRIGHT 2007 Penton Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

To hear riChard fortin tell it, there was a time when Alimentation Couche-Tard had a hard time raising capital to finance acquisitions.

How the times have changed.

Today, Couche-Tard, operates more than 5,600 convenience stores in the U.S. in Canada under three powerful brands, Couche-Tard, Mac's and Circle K, and maintains a thriving international franchisee network that spans nearly 4,000 stores and 10 countries. But it's not just the store count and impressive retail network that earned the Laval, Quebec-based marketer Convenience Store Decisions' 2007 Chain of the Year honors. It's the exceptional leadership, impressive fiscal acumen and its ...

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