Where We Operate
Since the opening of a first store in Laval, Québec, Alimentation Couche-Tard has never ceased to grow. As one of the world’s largest convenience retailers, we have a footprint across the globe.
Global
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~16,800
Stores
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31
Countries & territories
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~ 149,000
Employees
North America
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2,132
Stores across Canada
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7,107
Stores across United States
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~ 99,000
Employees in North America (Canada and United States)
Europe and Other Regions
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5,267
Stores (including automated & Hong Kong)
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14
Countries & territories
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~ 50,000
Employees
International Footprint
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2,389
Stores (under licensing agreements)
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16
Countries & territories
Our Business Units
Canada
Alimentation Couche-Tard is the leader in the convenience store industry and road transportation fuel retail in Canada, with a network of more than 2,100 stores from the Maritimes to Western Canada. This market is divided into three geographic business units. In its home province of Québec, the company operates under its flagship Couche-Tard brand, while the global Circle K brand is present in the other provinces.
- 2,132 Stores across Canada
- 3 Business Units
- Brands
Ontario
706 Stores
Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island
1,136 Stores
Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba
284 Stores
United States
Alimentation Couche-Tard has more than 7,100 stores in the United States which are located in 46 states. The U.S. market is divided into 14 geographic business units. Most of the stores are operated under the global Circle K brand, although a number of stores still operate under the Holiday banner in the Northern Tier business unit. Circle K is the largest independent convenience store operator in the U.S. in terms of the number of company-operated stores.
- 7,107 Stores across Unites States
- 14 Business Units
- Brands
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
435 Stores
Southern Florida
633 Stores
Arizona, Nevada
657 Stores
Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia
459 Stores
Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida Panhandle
702 Stores
Illinois, Iowa, Missouri
367 Stores
Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee
494 Stores
Alaska, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
540 Stores
Colorado, New-Mexico, Texas (El Paso area)
424 Stores
Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Rhode Island
551 Stores
Northern Florida, Southern Georgia
391 Stores
Texas (except El Paso area)
655 Stores
California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington
761 Stores
Europe and other regions
In Europe and other regions, Alimentation Couche-Tard operates a network of close to 5,300 full-service (convenience and fuel) and automated (fuel only) stations. The full-service stations are operated under the Circle K banner in Scandinavian countries (Norway, Sweden and Denmark), in the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania), as well as in Ireland, and have an important presence in Poland. The automated sites operate under the INGO banner in Sweden and Denmark. Alimentation Couche-Tard is also a wholesaler of transportation fuel and runs a large commercial fuels operation, including terminals and depots. In 2020, the company proudly expanded into the growing Asian market with the purchase of Circle K Hong Kong and it’s network of close to 400 convenience stores. In 2024, the company also expanded its operations to Belgium, Germany, Luxembourg and the Netherlands with a network close to 2,200 sites.
- 5,267 Stores across Europe and other regions
- 14 Countries and territories
- Brands
437 Stores
80 Stores
389 Stores
404 Stores
84 Stores
98 Stores
472 Stores
397 Stores
740 Stores
1191 Stores
554 Stores
375 Stores
45 Stores
International footprint
In addition to North America and Europe, Alimentation Couche-Tard has an international footprint of close to 2,400 Circle K stores in 16 other countries and territories (Cambodia, Egypt, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Macau, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Tanzania, UAE and Vietnam). Most of these stores are operated under licensing agreements.
- 2,389 Stores (under licensing agreements)
- 16 Countries and territories
- Brands
14 Stores
164 Stores
13 Stores
3 Stores
44 Stores
590 Stores
4 Stores
33 Stores
1,014 Stores
4 Stores
22 Stores
9 Stores
11 Stores
458 Stores
4 Stores
2 Stores
Store count in each business unit (as of October 13, 2024) includes corporate stores, CODO and DODO and affiliated stores.
CODO:
Sites for which the real estate is controlled by Couche-Tard (through ownership or lease agreements) and for which the stores (and/or the gaz stations) are operated by an independent operator in exchange for rent and to which Couche-Tard supplies road transportation fuel though supply contracts. Some of these sites are subject to a franchise agreement, licensing or other similar agreement under one of our main or secondary banners.
DODO:
Sites controlled and operated by independent operators to which Couche-Tard supplies road transportation fuel through supply contracts. Some of these sites are subject to a franchise agreement, licensing or other similar agreement under one of our main or secondary banners.