The company that owns Mac’s and Couch-Tard stores is making further advances in Europe with the acquisition of Ireland’s leading operator of gas bar and convenience store stations.
The Quebec-based company says it has an agreement to buy the Topaz chain for an undisclosed price.
Topaz has a network of 464 fuel stations across the island of Ireland including its recently acquired Esso station network.
Of these stations, 162 are owned by Topaz and 302 by dealers.
The agreement also includes a commercial fuels operation, with over 30 depots and two owned terminals.
Couch-Tard is one of North America’s largest operators of convenience stores and gas bar retailing operations. In the United States, it operates mainly as Circle K which will eventually become its main global brand outside of Quebec.
