Maine USA: Irving & CircleK's Smooth Operation
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Thursday, 17 July 2008 |
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As of midnight, all of Maine's Blue Canoe, Maineway and Big Stop
convenience stores went under new management with a deal leasing 252 of
the stores to Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. of Laval, Quebec.
Irving will continue to supply petroleum products to the sites, and
the fuel pumps and canopies will remain Irving-branded. The stores,
though, will operate under Couche-Tard's Circle K brand.
The change will mean some layoffs, said lars Trodson, spokesman for
Irving. "But 97 percent of people are retaining their jobs," he said.
Otherwise, there won't be much noticeable difference in and among
the stores, he said. The current promotions, most importantly the
gas-discount program Irving has with Shaw's Supermarkets and Dunkin'
Donuts, will not be affected.
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