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Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. · Laval, PQ Canada ·(Toronto: ATD)

Company Description

1600 Saint-Martin Blvd. East Tower B, Ste. 200
Laval, PQ
H7G 4-S7
Canada (Map)
Phone: +1-450-662-3272
Fax: +1-450-662-6648
Rankings
  • TSX Completion
Alimentation Couche-Tard can gas up you and your car on both sides of the US-Canada border. It's the third-largest convenience store operator in North America and Canada's third-largest retailer with about 5,400 outlets: Couche-Tard in eastern Canada; Mac's in central and western Canada; and 3,100-plus Circle K shops in about 30 US states. It acquired the US's Circle K chain in 2003, the largest buy in its history. (About 80% of sales come from the US.) Alimentation Couche-Tard, French for "food for those who go to bed late," sells gas at about two-thirds of its stores. In Québec Couche-Tard owns the Dunkin' Donuts franchise and operates some 80 shops. In 2009 it acquired convenience stores from ExxonMobilTo read the full description, subscribe now.
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Key Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Financials

Company TypePublic - Toronto: ATD

Headquarters
Fiscal Year-EndApril
2009 Sales (mil.)$15,781.1
2009 Employees48,000

Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Executives

27 executives listed for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.'s Laval, PQ location.
TitleName & BioContact
ChairmanRichard FortinNetwork
President, CEO, and DirectorAlain BouchardNetwork
EVP, COO, and DirectorRéal PlourdeNetwork

Competition

Competitive Landscape for Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Demographics and small business growth drive demand, and spending in warehouse clubs generally resists economic cycles. The profitability of individual companies depends on high volume sales, low-cost purchasing, and efficient distribution. Large chains dominate the market due to advantages in purchasing, distribution, and finance. Average annual revenue per employee is about $304,000. Warehouse clubs have grown rapidly. Industry sales increased at an annual average rate of 35 percent between 1998 and 2008, compared to 16 percent for all general merchandise stores. The number of warehouse club stores more than doubled between 1998 and 2008, with expansion coming at the expense of grocery stores and department stores. Warehouse clubs differ from superstores by requiring a membership to shop. Superstores typically offer a wide range of products, while warehouse clubs offer a limited selection. Both types of retailers sell products across many categories including food, and both compete with grocery stores, mass merchandisers, department stores, drugstores, specialty retailers, and wholesalers. Some retailers, such as Wal-Mart, operate warehouse and superstores as well as traditional discount stores. To read the full description, subscribe now.
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