Circle K Stores, Inc. is a convenience store chain owned by the Canadian multinational operator Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., based in Laval, Quebec. Founded in 1951 in El Paso, Texas, the company filed for bankruptcy protection in 1990 and went through several owners, before being acquired by Alimentation Couche-Tard in 2003. As of February 2020, Circle K has 9,799 stores in North America, 2,697 stores in Europe, and an additional 2,380 stores operating under franchise agreements worldwide.
- Country
- Canada, Indonesia
- Headquarters
- Laval
- Inception
- 1951
- Website
- https://www.circlek.com/, https://www.circlek.se/, https://www.circlek.no/, https://www.circlek.pl/