{"id":120334,"date":"2018-07-11T19:14:27","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T23:14:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/?page_id=120334"},"modified":"2018-07-11T19:15:23","modified_gmt":"2018-07-11T23:15:23","slug":"couche-tard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/list-of-banners\/couche-tard\/","title":{"rendered":"Couche-Tard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"intro\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quebec.couche-tard.com\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1583\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1583 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/e002b.jpg\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/e002b.jpg 800w, https:\/\/depquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/e002b-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/depquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/e002b-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/depquebec.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/e002b-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unique in Quebec, the <a href=\"http:\/\/quebec.couche-tard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Couche-Tard<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0brand is a corporate banner owned and operated by <a href=\"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/chain-profiles\/couche-tard\/\"><strong>Alimentation Couche-Tard<\/strong><\/a>. Although fully managed by employees instead of independent retailers, <a href=\"http:\/\/quebec.couche-tard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Couche-Tard<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is achieving nonetheless high-caliber\u00a0performance and world-class flexibility in its operations through a decentralized management system in which managers exert real\u00a0power over local merchandising strategies and day-to-day management while also being more accountable for sales results. This\u00a0approach, however, does not prevent <a href=\"http:\/\/quebec.couche-tard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Couche-Tard<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0from considering the franchising of a small number of its corporate stores such as those in Saint-Liboire and Saint-Hubert (source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesaffaires.com\/secteurs-d-activite\/commerce-de-detail\/couche-tard-va-franchiser-certains-magasins-du-quebec\/553457\">Les Affaires<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/quebec.couche-tard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Couche-Tard<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0stores are the ultimate in convenience store merchandising and marketing. The beverage area (Polar Pop), ready-to-eat offering (hot dogs and others), private brand sloche, coffee section, beer fridges and so forth offer what&#8217;s best there is on the market and contribute to the banner sterling reputation and attractiveness.<\/p>\n<h4>Banner Profile<\/h4>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-200\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-200\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Name:<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Couche-Tard<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/ranking\/banner-ranking\/\">Ranking (banners):<\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1st of 63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Number of stores:<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">576<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Description:<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Corporate banner of convenience stores<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Franchisor:<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/chain-profiles\/couche-tard\/\">Alimentation Couche-Tard<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Franchise Type:<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/a-propos-de-depquebec\/terminology\/\">Type A) Company-operated store \/ employee-operated<\/a> (vast majority)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/a-propos-de-depquebec\/terminology\/\">Type B) Company-operated store \/ dealer-operated<\/a> (about 50)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/a-propos-de-depquebec\/terminology\/\">Type C) Store franchisee<\/a> (a few)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Foundation date:<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">1981<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Website:<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/quebec.couche-tard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Couche-Tard<\/a><br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Facebook Page:<\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/CoucheTardQc\/\" target=\"_blank\">Couche-Tard on Facebook<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unique in Quebec, the Couche-Tard\u00a0brand is a corporate banner owned and operated by Alimentation Couche-Tard. 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