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Circle K

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…

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Founded
El Paso, Texas, U.S. (1951; 75 years ago (1951))
Industry
Retail (convenience stores) Franchising
Headquarters
Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Area served
Belgium · Bulgaria · Cambodia · Canada · China (Hong Kong and Macau only)
Number of employees
40,000+
Number of locations
15,000+

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Circle K

Nodes131
Edges130
Triples149
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015267
Components1

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Circle K

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Area served · 33
Circle K → Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China (Hong Kong and Macau only), Costa Rica, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Germany, Guam, Honduras, Indonesia, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco
related to history · 25
Circle K → Alimentation Couche-Tard, Arizona, By, Circle, El Paso, Entrepreneur Fred Hervey, FamilyMart, FamilyMart Company, Food Stores, He, Hervey, In, Inc, Japan, Japan Company, Kay, Kay Misenheimer, Kay's Food Stores, New Mexico, Sunkus Company
related to overview · 24
Circle K → Approximately, As, BP, Circle, Eleven's, Esso, Exxon, February, Fuel, Irving, July, Louisiana, Marathon, Mobil, Nebraska, Other, Phillips, Shell, Since, United States
related to Products · 18
Circle K → Alimentation Couche-Tard, As, Bigfoot, Circle, Columbus, Epic XL, Fountain, In, Indiana, Johnson Oil Company, Most American, Polar Beverages, Polar Pop, Polar Pops, The, The Polar Pop, Thirst Busters, United States
related to Sponsorship · 17
Circle K → Andretti Autosport, Circle, In, IndyCar Series, It, Joe Gibbs Racing, Kenseth, KVSH Racing, Marco Andretti, Matt Kenseth, NASCAR, NASCAR Cup Race, No, Oberto Sausage Company, Phoenix Raceway, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Sébastien Bourdais
related to Animal welfare · 7
Circle K → Circle, Couche-Tard, Europe, In, In March, North America, The Humane League
related to Wage violations · 5
Circle K → Center, Circle, Public Integrity, United States, US
Founded · 1
Circle K → El Paso, Texas, U.S. (1951; 75 years ago (1951))
Headquarters · 1
Circle K → Tempe, Arizona, U.S.
Industry · 1
Circle K → Retail (convenience stores) Franchising

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circle stores couche-tard convenience united company states locations store canada chain brand would europe new 2025 announced mac's also quebec

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Circle KArea servedBelgium1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedBulgaria1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedCambodia1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedCanada1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedChina (Hong Kong and Macau only)1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedCosta Rica1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedDenmark1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedEgypt1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedEstonia1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedGermany1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedGuam1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedHonduras1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedIndonesia1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedIreland1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedLatvia1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedLithuania1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedLuxembourg1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedMalaysia1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedMexico1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedMorocco1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedNetherlands1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedNew Zealand1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedNorway1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedPhilippines1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedPoland1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedSaudi Arabia1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedSouth Africa1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedSweden1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedTaiwan1.00infobox
Circle KArea servedUnited Arab Emirates1.00infobox

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