CANADA: Couche-Tard upbeat despite downturn
By just-food.com | 3 September 2008
Canadian convenience operator Alimentation Couche-Tard said that it expects to grow full-year sales despite feeling the negative impact of the global credit crunch during the first quarter.
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Canadian convenience operator Alimentation Couche-Tard said that it expects to grow full-year sales despite feeling the negative impact of the global credit crunch during the first quarter.
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