According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, Couche-Tard and EG Group could potentially merge, with the latter valued at around US$16bn. Where do the two businesses overlap? The convenience market in the U.S is highly fragmented, with approx. 150,000 stores trading. Couche-Tard is the second largest operator with about 7,150 sites, while EG has approx. 1,700 stores. The merger could he...

Circle K, Lawson and AmPm are bringing virtual experiences to its customers. We share the key highlights and our view on some of the benefits. Our view Metaverse provide brands a platform to learn and create moments of engagement, e.g. opportunities for promotions and games within this new space. Content and conversations with consumers will be quite different from social media. Businesses ...

We review Couche-Tard’s results for the nine months ended 30 January 2022. Key numbers for the nine months YoY Total revenue up 38.3% to US$46.3bn Merchandise and service revenues up 5.7% to US$12.8bn Road transportation fuel revenues up 55.6% to US$32.9bn Same-store merchandise revenues up 5.8% in Europe and other regions (including Hong Kong), 1.7% in the U.S and -4.2% in Cana...