Circle K

This article is about the convenience store and gas station chain. For the service organization, see Circle K International. For the kosher food markings symbol, see OK Kosher Certification. For other uses, see Circle-k (disambiguation).

Circle K Stores, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryRetail (convenience stores)
FoundedEl Paso, Texas, U.S. (1951; 73 years ago (1951))
FounderFred Hervey
Headquarters
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Number of locations
15,000+
Area served
Several countries
Number of employees
40,000+
ParentAlimentation Couche-Tard, Inc.
Websitecirclek.com
Footnotes / references
[1][2][3][4][5][6]

Circle K Stores, Inc. is a North American chain of convenience stores headquartered in Tempe, Arizona, and owned by Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc., based in Laval, Quebec.[7] 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.[2][1] 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.[1]

In 2015, Circle K unveiled a new logo and brand identity, and Couche-Tard announced that it would deploy the brand globally, including Canada (except Quebec, rebranding from the Mac's brand), Europe (rebranding from the Statoil brand), and the United States (rebranding from the Kangaroo Express brand and updating the existing Circle K brand).[1][3]

  1. ^ a b c d "Our Company". Couche-Tard. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "History and Timeline". Circle K Stores, Inc. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Global Circle K". Couche-Tard. Archived from the original on August 12, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020.
  4. ^ ""Bensin-Statoil" døpes om til "Circle K"" (in Norwegian). E24. September 22, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  5. ^ "Topaz Rebrands to Circle K in Ireland". RTE. April 13, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  6. ^ "Accueil dépanneurs Couche-Tard". Couche-tard.com. Retrieved February 29, 2012.
  7. ^ "Circle K Corp/The - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg News.