Circle K Stores, Inc. is an international chain of convenience
stores, owned by the Canadian multinational Alimentation
Couche-Tard.
Founded in 1951 in El Paso, Texas Circle K was acquired by
Alimentation Couche-Tard in 2003. As of February 2020, Circle K
has 9,799 stores in North America (primarily in the United States
and Canada), 2,697 stores in Europe, and an additional 2,380
stores operating under franchise agreements worldwide, which
operates more than 14,800 convenience stores across the globe
in + 23 countries