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With Its Technology Imitating Cigarettes, JUUL Looks Forward To Some Real Success In Quebec

22 November 201822 November 2018 DepQuébec e-cigarette, juul, vaping, vaping

Rarely have we seen such a success in the U.S. but what most people don’t know is that there is

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EXCLUSIVE — Couche-Tard’s First Employee Ever Has Only Nice Things To Say About Her Ex-Bosses

17 July 201818 July 2018 DepQuébec couche-tard, founders

Being the first employee hired by a start-up company that ended up being truly successful worldwide is a rare thing.

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Presto / Wholesale Club: Quebec Depanneurs’ Best Kept Secret

19 March 201829 March 2018 DepQuébec costco, Loblaw, Maxi, presto, provigo, provigo, wholesale club

Every day, it’s the same. Even though DepQuébec features more than 60 retail banner fact sheets, one in particular stands out

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Just Appointed, Marc Fortin Is Looking Forward To Bringing Distinctive Value To Retailers

26 February 201826 February 2018 DepQuébec adaq, cqcd, marc fortin, qcsa, rcc

Because they are literally under pressure from all sides while they play such a fundamental role in the economy (just

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Dépanneur Telmosse: Independent And Proud!

2 February 20183 May 2018 DepQuébec independent c-store, ranking

Text and photo: Yves Rouleau, journalist, L’Information du Nord Mont-Tremblant (see original article here). Translation by DepQuébec. Surviving As An Independent Owner

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In Just One Year, Couche-Tard Quadrupled Its Network of Gas Stations In Montreal

7 December 20177 December 2017 DepQuébec couche-tard, cst brands, dépanneur du coin, esso, marché express, ultramar

Unless distracted by the sheer number of road works and orange cones in Montreal at the moment, any motorist may

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Couche-Tard Grabs 109 “Dépanneur du Coin” And Increases Its Quebec Network To A Record 683 Stores

4 December 20174 December 2017 DepQuébec couche-tard, cst, depan express, depan express, dépanneur du coin, parkland

Last August (see article here), we reported that Couche-Tard was beginning to take possession of “Dépanneur du Coin” stores in

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WATERVILLE: When A Depanneur Becomes The Sole Food Supplier For 2000 People!

19 October 201719 October 2017 DepQuébec erin smith, Metro, omni, petro t, région éloignée, remote region, village, waterville

One would expect that on hearing the news, she reacted as if she had won the lottery, giving tons of

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Metro Missed A Golden Opportunity To Do Nothing In 2013

18 October 201718 October 2017 DepQuébec actions, alain bouchard, couche-tard, éric r. la flèche, éric r. la flèche, gains, Metro, missed opportunity, sept-jours, shares

Someone at Metro must have kicked himself of lot of time. And for a long period. Imagine. Since it sold

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Sobeys Begins Conversion Of Its Shell Select Banner To Voisin & Boni-Soir

21 September 201721 September 2017 DepQuébec boni-soir, ready-to-eat, ready-to-eat, shell select, Sobeys, voisin

The familiar apple and sun logo as well as the name Select will no longer be part of the Quebec

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Jacques Beaudry: An Industry Visionary With A Big Heart

20 September 201721 September 2017 DepQuébec alain bouchard, beau-soir, beau-soir, beaudry-cadrin, beaudry-cadrin, couche-tard, jacques beaudry, qcsa, tribute

During the annual Quebec Convenience Stores Association (QCSA) gala evening held in Laval on Tuesday, the 250 industry representatives present

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Between Marché Express And “Multifuel” Sites, Harnois Keeps Its Options Open

13 September 201715 September 2017 DepQuébec caisse de dépôts et de placements, couche-tard, electrical terminals, esso, harnois, Imperial Oil, le magasin, le magasin, marché express, parkland, quali-t

More than a year and a half has passed since Imperial Oil has announced the sale of its Esso Marché Express

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Maxi Makes A Killing With Its Price Match Policy

24 August 201728 August 2017 DepQuébec costco, IGA, Maxi, Metro, prices, prix, Sobeys

Aside from Walmart, Maxi is the only supermarket chain to offer an “unbeatable” price match policy. Metro and Sobeys /

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Couche-Tard Takes A Bite Out Of The Ultramar “Dépanneur du Coin” Banner

22 August 201722 August 2017 DepQuébec acquisition, couche-tard, cst, dépanneur du coin, parkland

Last June, Couche-Tard finalized the acquisition of CST Brands — the largest in its history — comprised of a network of

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Beaudry & Cadrin And The Fine Art Of “Coopetition”

9 August 20179 August 2017 DepQuébec beau-soir, beaudry-cadrin, coopetition, coopétition, eko, eko, f. dufresne, fdufresne

Beaudry & Cadrin, the only genuine food distributor in Quebec to operate an extensive network of convenience stores (not counting the

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The Only Quebec C-store Operator With Its Own Loyalty Program

3 August 201728 July 2017 DepQuébec eko, eko, f. dufresne, milliplein, milliplein

F. Dufresne is a dynamic distributor of petroleum products well established in Québec City and the surrounding area. Founded in

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A Highly Dynamic Petroleum Distributor

2 August 201728 July 2017 DepQuébec harnois, harnois, le magasin, le magasin

Founded in 1958 in the Lanaudière region, Harnois Petroleum Group is a second-generation family-owned business operating in the retail and

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The Last Big Oil Company Still Active In The Retail Sector

1 August 201728 July 2017 DepQuébec petro-canada, petro-canada, suncor, suncor energy, super relais

Contrary to Shell, Esso and Ultramar, Suncor never intended to leave the retail sector. With more than $ 40 billion

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A New Major Player In The Quebec C-store Industry

31 July 201728 July 2017 DepQuébec dépanneur du coin, dépanneur du coin, marché express, marché express, parkland, parkland, ultramar

New player in the Quebec convenience store market, Parkland Fuel Corporation is making a big entry with the purchase from Couche-Tard of

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Loblaw Builds On Its Provigo Banner

28 July 201727 July 2017 DepQuébec Loblaw, proprio, provigo, provigo, provigo

Alongside Metro and Sobeys, Loblaw is the third largest food giant in Quebec following the acquisition in 1995 of Provigo‘s 250

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A Cutting-Edge Retail And Food Giant

25 July 201722 July 2017 DepQuébec IGA, iga extra, iga extra, iga extra, Sobeys, sobeys québec

One of only two coast-to-coast food retailers in Canada, Sobeys Inc. and its Sobeys Québec division are committed to improving

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Holiday: Another Big Catch For The Hungry Owl

20 July 201720 July 2017 DepQuébec acquisition, couche-tard, holiday

Right after finalizing the acquisition of the 2,000 CST convenience stores in the United States, Couche-Tard is already announcing a

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What’s Wrong With This Picture?

17 July 201717 July 2017 DepQuébec 7 jours, couche-tard, groupe filgo-sonic, groupe filgo-sonic, petro-canada, petro-canada, provi-soir, shell, shell, super soir, supersoir

At first glance, everything looks normal. A Super Soir convenience store combined with a Petro-Canada gas station and customers busy

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La Ressource: A Pioneer In Microbrewery

12 July 201713 February 2018 Guylène Villeneuve microbrewery, untappd

With more than 170 microbreweries in Quebec, the interest for craft beer continues to grow and several depanneurs have decided

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Welcome to Costco PQ!

11 July 201712 July 2017 DepQuébec costco, quebec products, quebec products, quebec produtcs

Costco is a behemoth among food retailers and only one visit will convince you of that fact. Aside from Monday

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Once a garage brand, Crevier is fast becoming a stellar retail name

10 July 201717 July 2017 DepQuébec crevier, depanneur, garage, gas

We couldn’t find a more striking time lapse photo sequence to capture the deep transformation that proximity retailing has been

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What Future For Loblaw’s Gas Stations In Quebec?

5 July 20175 July 2017 DepQuébec a plein gaz, a plein gaz, brookfield, brookfield, gas, Loblaw, Sobeys

Last year, Loblaw announced its intention to divest its 213 gas stations in Canada. At the time, Couche-Tard was seen

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F. Dufresne Roars Like A Lion

29 June 201729 June 2017 DepQuébec acquisitions, acquisitions, crevier, f. dufresne, filgo-sonic, harnois, paquet & fils, paquet & fils, parkland, petroleum distributors, petroleum distributors

In a recent article (see “Petroleum distributors are on fire in Quebec”), DepQuebec highlighted the impressive sequence of mergers and

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Couche-Tard Obtains Approval Minus 70 Sites

27 June 201727 June 2017 DepQuébec acquisition, acquisition, couche-tard, cst, empire petroleum, empire petroleum, ftc, texas, texas

Just a week after the date predicted by DepQuebec for the Couche-Tard-CST mega-transaction announcement (see article here) and a few days

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CST / Couche-Tard: Still No Approval

21 June 201721 June 2017 DepQuébec acquisition, acquisition, concentration, couche-tard, cst brands, cst brands, ftc

In a recent article in DepQuebec, we pointed out that, based on the FTC‘s average decision duration (as determined by

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Ultramar: The No 1 Gas Brand In Quebec

19 June 201719 June 2017 DepQuébec cst, esso, esso, gas brands, parkland, petro-canada, petro-canada, shell, shell, ultramar, ultramar

Gas is gas, we often hear. But then, if so, does the brand play a role and if so, does

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Bourassa: A Quite Attractive Formula

14 June 201715 June 2017 DepQuébec bourassa, bourassa, costco, specialized grocery store, wholesale, wholesaler

Tell me about a grocery store that welcomes you with a smile and hands you over a coat to shop!

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Parkland Soon To Become 5th Biggest C-store Chain In Quebec

6 June 201711 June 2017 DepQuébec depan express, dépanneur du coin, parkland

We seldom see a company that has a discreet, low key business to business presence in Quebec, rising suddenly and magically

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IGA Express : Wow!… but are they profitable?

5 June 201711 June 2017 DepQuébec iga express, profitability, trends

To see a WOW convenience store, go to one of the 20 IGA Express in Quebec. WOW! … This is

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53 New Walmart Food Hypermarkets In Quebec Since 2011!

1 June 20171 June 2017 DepQuébec competition, supercenters, walmart, walmart

Two decades after opening its first store in Canada, Walmart started opening its first Québec’s “Supercentre” in 2011, which include a quite

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CST acquisition by Couche-Tard: FTC decision on Monday, June 19?

29 May 201729 May 2017 DepQuébec couche-tard, cst, ftc, merger

On August 22, 2016, CST announced a historic agreement with Alimentation Couche-Tard to sell all of its assets under the following

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When my worst competitor… is me!

24 May 2017 DepQuébec

If by any chance you pass by the city of Dorval, stop at the corner of Dorval Avenue and Bouchard

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Crevier Express adopts a futuristic design

24 May 201724 May 2017 DepQuébec crevier, design, granby

The Crevier Group, known as a Quebec oil distributor, is currently launching its own banner of corporate convenience stores called

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Julie Lemieux Strives To Do Better

7 May 201715 May 2017 DepQuébec beer, dry cleaner, lemieux, microbrewery

The Marché du Boisé in Trois-Rivières has become over the years a real destination, even an institution for local lovers

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Opening Of A 200th Dépanneur du Coin In Sainte-Sophie

9 March 201712 May 2017 DepQuébec opening

A new Ultramar service station, operated by the Dépanneur du Coin banner, was added last January in Sainte-Sophie, in the