Mergers & AcquisitionsSioux Falls, S.D., locations to be converted to global flag
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is rebranding 12 Holiday Stationstores in the Sioux Falls, S.D., market, the first to be converted to the global Circle K brand since it acquired the locations from franchisee
I-90 Fuel Services in 2020. The company expects most of the rebranding to take about six weeks, although it is razing and rebuilding one Holiday location that it expects to reopen this summer as a Circle K. Circle K decor, employee uniforms, products and programs have already been introduced into area
stores since Couche-Tard acquired the Holiday Stationstores brand from the Erickson family in 2017. Couche-Tard has not set or announced plans for further rebranding efforts beyond Sioux Falls, it said. In September 2016, the company announced that it would consolidate its Circle K, Statoil, Mac's and Kangaroo
Express retail brands under one banner, creating a new, global Circle K convenience brand. It recently has revived the Kangaroo Express brand for franchisees. “We’re excited to begin a new era in Sioux Falls as Circle K
while continuing to build on the proud Holiday heritage in this community,” said Gary Brant, vice president of operations for Couche-Tard. “While the name on the building is changing, our commitment to making our customers’ lives a little easier every day has never been stronger. Our guests will still enjoy the same products and offerings they’ve known and loved. And over time, we’ll be enhancing their experience with innovative new products and services that Circle K is known for and continues
to introduce globally.” Holiday Stationstores have a heritage dating back to 1928, when brothers Arthur and Alfred Erickson founded the company as a general store in Centuria, Wis. By the time Couche-Tard acquired it nearly 90 years later, Holiday had grown to become the 18th largest convenience store chain in the United States and ranked 133rd on Forbes' list of America's largest private companies. Today, the company operates more than 500 locations in Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington and Alaska. Laval, Quebec-based Couche-Tard’s 26-country global network includes approximately 9,300
c-stores in North America, with more than 7,100 in the United States under the Circle K and Holiday Stationstores banners in 48 states, and approximately 2,100 in Canada under the Circle K, Mac’s and Couche-Tard banners. It has a worldwide total network of approximately 14,100 stores. Members help make our journalism possible. Become a CSP
member today and unlock exclusive benefits, including unlimited access to all of our content. Sign up here. Get today’s need-to-know convenience industry intelligence. Sign up to receive texts from CSP on news and insights that matter to your brand. NewsletterThe latest from CSP, sent straight to your inbox. Sign Up SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. Is bringing the Circle K banner to the Sioux Falls area. The retail company is converting 12 area Holiday Stationstores to its global Circle K brand. Work has already begun on one convenience store and Couche-Tard expects to complete the rebranding initiative in the area in approximately six weeks. One c-store, located at 1731 S. Cliff Ave., will be razed and rebuilt at as a new Circle K location. It is slated to reopen this summer. According to Couche-Tard, the stores' exterior signage is changing; however, the Circle K décor, employee uniforms, products and programs have been in place since it acquired Holiday Stationstores in 2017. The company acquired the Sioux Falls-area convenience stores from franchisee I-90 Fuel Services in 2020. In that transaction, Couche-Tard acquired 17 Gas Stop Holiday convenience stores and gas stations owned by Tom and Melissa Howes in South Dakota and Minnesota. The Howeses, who owned I-90 Fuel Services Inc. and did business as The Gas Stop, were franchisees of Holiday Stationstores Inc., as Convenience Store News reported in January 2020. "We're excited to begin a new era in Sioux Falls as Circle K while continuing to build on the proud Holiday heritage in this community," said Gary Brant, vice president of operations for Couche-Tard. "While the name on the building is changing, our commitment to making our customers' lives a little easier every day has never been stronger. Our guests will still enjoy the same products and offerings they've known and loved. And over time, we'll be enhancing their experience with innovative new products and services that Circle K is known for and continues to introduce globally."
In July 2017, Couche-Tard signed an agreement with Holiday Cos. to acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of Holiday Stations Inc. and certain affiliated companies. The Midwest-based Holiday's assets include more than 500 company-operated and franchise convenience stores, a food commissary and a fuel terminal. Holiday was a privately owned company based in Minnesota and was founded by the Erickson family in 1928. Of the 522 c-stores, 374 were company-operated and 148 were franchises. It had locations in 10 states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Michigan and Alaska. Laval, Quebec-based Alimentation Couche-Tard operates in 26 countries and territories, with more than 14,100 stores. With its well-known Couche-Tard and Circle K banners, it is one of the largest independent convenience store operators in the United States, and it is a leader in the convenience store industry and road transportation fuel retail in Canada, Scandinavia and the Baltics, as well as in Ireland. It also has a presence in Poland and Hong Kong SAR. Is holiday the same as Circle K?In 2017, Holiday was acquired by Alimentation Couche-Tard, one of the world's leading convenience retailers, and became part of the Circle K family of stores.
Who purchased holiday?Holiday ranked 133rd on Forbes' list of America's largest private companies before its 2017 acquisition. In July 2017, Holiday was acquired by Canadian-based convenience store operator Alimentation Couche-Tard.
What did Circle K take over?Goodbye Mac's, hello Circle K. Hundreds of Mac's Convenience Stores found in towns and cities across Western Canada will be rebranded as Circle K by the end of 2018, the Quebec-based parent company Alimentation Couche-Tard announced Thursday.
What company owns Circle K?First established in Texas in 1951, Circle K was acquired by Alimentation Couche-Tard in 2003. Now present in more than 26 countries and territories, Circle K has become one of the most widely recognized convenience store brands, known worldwide for quality products and great customer service.
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