Couche-tard

• Champagne vows support for businesses after Couche-Tard, Carrefour merger talks fail

  Couche-Tard abandoned talks to buy Carrefour for US$20 billion ($25 billion) after French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire raised concerns about food and job security.

  Money

  Jan 18
• Couche-Tard’s dashed French merger won’t end global ambitions of founder Bouchard

  The low-profile Canadian businessman built Couche-Tard from a single store in Quebec in 1980 to a global network of convenience stores and gas stations with a value of $33 billion.

  Money

  Jan 16
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• Couche-Tard’s bid for Carrefour gets ‘a clear and final no’ from French finance minister

  "Food security is strategic for our country so that's why we don't sell a big French retailer," French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire told BFM TV.

  Money

  Jan 15
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• France opposes Couche-Tard’s $25B Carrefour bid citing food security

  France's finance minister objected to the takeover bid in public remarks, citing 'strategic challenges.'

  Money

  Jan 14
• Couche-Tard confirms merger talks with French grocery giant Carrefour

  A tie-up could help Canada's convenience-store operator expand into the supermarket business and Europe.

  Money

  Jan 13
• Edmonton-based cannabis retailer Fire and Flower unveils pilot stores in Circle K partnership

  Fire & Flower Holdings Inc. has unveiled the first examples of its new cannabis retail partnership with the owner of Circle K convenience stores and gasoline bars.

  Cannabis

  Jul 6, 2020
• Consumer shopping habits have changed during COVID 19 pandemic, says Couche-Tard

  Alimentation Couche-Tard says shopping patterns have changed during COVID-19 lockdowns with consumers purchasing larger-sized goods.

  Health

  Jun 30, 2020
• $7.7B bid for Australian firm could be Couche-Tard’s biggest deal in history

  Couche-Tard CEO Brian Hannasch described the C$7.7B proposal as "a very compelling offer" for Caltex shareholders.

  Canada

  Nov 26, 2019
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• Cashier at LaSalle dépanneur tied up by armed robber

  A Montreal police spokesperson said the man entered the Couche-Tard on Dollard Avenue near David-Boyer Street at around 5 a.m.

  Crime

  Oct 26, 2019
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• Couche-Tard wants to be ‘key player’ in the sale of cannabis

  The Quebec multinational wants to be one of the ``key players'' in the North American cannabis market.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2019