Alimentation Couche-Tard
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| Type | TSX: ATD.SV.B |
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| Founded | 1980 |
| Headquarters | Laval, Quebec |
| Key people | Alain Bouchard, Robert Brunet, Jacques D'Amours, Roger Desrosiers, Jean Élie, Richard Fortin, Josée Goulet, Roger Longpré, Réal Plourde, Jean-Pierre Sauriol, and Jean Turmell. |
| Industry | Retailer |
| Products | Convenience stores |
| Revenue | $10.1 billion US dollars (2006) |
| Employees | 39,500 (2007) |
| Website | http://www.couchetard.com/ |
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. TSX: ATD.SV.B (a "Couche-Tard" is a "late-nighter" in French) is the largest Canadian convenience store retailer, operating or franchising over 5,000 stores across Canada, the United States, and in other countries.
There are 581 corporate stores in Quebec under the names Couche-Tard, Provi-Soir and Dépanneur 7 jours, as well as 298 affiliated stores such as Tabatou. In Ontario, there are 605 corporate stores and 214 affiliated stores, and in Western Canada, 295 corporate stores and 71 affiliates operated under the names Mac's, Mike's Mart, Beckers Milk, Daisy Mart and Winks. The flagship Couche-Tard and Mac's stores, as well as some older Winks outlets, prominently feature a distinctive anthropomorphic red, winking, owl. Many Couche-Tard locations in Quebec are gas stations co-branded with Irving Oil, some of which previously operated under Irving's "Marché Mainway" banner.
The corporation also operates Circle K stores in the United States, Asia, and elsewhere, and holds the master franchise for Dunkin' Donuts in Quebec.
Alimentation Couche-Tard is headquartered in Laval, Quebec. It employs 37,000 people and had revenue of $10.2 billion (US dollars), and net earnings of $196.2 million (US dollars) in the 2006 fiscal year.
[edit] Corporate governance
Current members of the board of directors of Alimentation Couche-Tard are: Alain Bouchard, Jacques D'Amours, Roger Desrosiers, Jean Élie, Richard Fortin, Josée Goulet, Roger Longpré, Réal Plourde, Jean-Pierre Sauriol, and Jean Turmell.
