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.

Our Footprint

Global

~14,302

Stores

24

Countries & territories

~ 122,000

Employees

North America

2, 287

Stores across Canada

7,008

Stores across United States

~ 96,000

Employees in North America (Canada and United States)

Europe and Other Regions

3, 072

Stores (including automated & Hong Kong)

10

Countries & territories

~ 26,000

Employees

International Footprint

1, 935

Stores (under licensing agreements)

13

Countries & Territories

Our Business Units

CanadaCanada

Alimentation Couche-Tard is the leader in the convenience store industry and road transportation fuel retail in Canada, with a network of close to 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.

2,287Stores across Canada
3Business Units

Brands

Central Canada

Ontario

762 Stores

Eastern Canada

Quebec and Maritimes

1230 Stores

Western Canada

British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba

295 Stores

United StatesUnited States

Alimentation Couche-Tard has more than 7,000 stores in the United States which are located in 47 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.

7,008Stores across Unites States
14Business Units

Brands

Coastal Carolinas

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia

454 Stores

Florida

Southern Florida

646 Stores

Grand Canyon

Arizona, Nevada

637 Stores

Great Lakes

Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont, West Virginia

473 Stores

Gulf Coast

Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida Panhandle

645 Stores

Heartland

Illinois, Iowa, Missouri

338 Stores

Midwest

Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee

441 Stores

Northern Tier

Alaska, Idaho, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming

562 Stores

Rocky Mountains

Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, New-Mexico, Oklahoma, El Paso, Texas (El Paso area)

408 Stores

Southeast

Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia

531 Stores

South Atlantic

Northern Florida, Southern Georgia

381 Stores

Texas

Texas (except El Paso area)

674 Stores

West Coast

California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington

818 Stores

Europe and other regionsEurope and other regions

In Europe and other regions, Alimentation Couche-Tard operates a network of close to 3,100 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 more than 360 convenience stores.

3,072Stores across Europe and other regions
10Countries and territories

Brands

Denmark

435 Stores

Estonia

78 Stores

Ireland

406 Stores

Latvia

86 Stores

Lithuania

95 Stores

Norway

468 Stores

Poland

388 Stores

Sweden

746 Stores

Hong Kong

370 Stores

International FootprintInternational Footprint

In addition to North America and Europe, Alimentation Couche-Tard has an international footprint of more than 1,900 Circle K stores in 13 other countries and territories (Cambodia, Egypt, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Indonesia, Jamaica, Macau, Mexico, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Vietnam). Most of these stores are operated under licensing agreements.

1935Stores (under licensing agreements)
13Countries & Territories

Brands

Cambodia

23 Stores

Egypt

107 Stores

Guam

13 Stores

Guatemala

1 Store

Honduras

43 Stores

Indonesia

447 Stores

Jamaica

2 Stores

Macau

32 Stores

Mexico

851 Stores

New Zealand

3 Stores

Saudi Arabia

5 Stores

United Arab Emirates

10 Stores

Vietnam

398 Stores

Store count in each business unit (as of October 9, 2022) 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.