In Quebec, grocery stores are called "convenience stores".
The Couche-Tard brand is one of these mini markets, and one of the most established chains in La Belle Province.
The Canadian group, unknown in France, caused a thunderclap by announcing Tuesday evening its intention to get closer to Carrefour.
The brand is unknown in France.
But on the other side of the Atlantic, Couche-Tard is an institution, open until 11 p.m., where Quebecers buy, among other things, hot dogs and hamburgers, crisps, beer, cigarettes. , and the very lucrative "scratch cards" (Loto Québec tickets).
The company is famous there both for its logo, a winking red owl, and for its nearby location.
Above all, Couche-Tard has become a grocery and gas station giant in North America.
According to its latest quarterly financial report, the company had 14,214 stores worldwide as of October 2020. It employs 109,000 people in America.
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