Circle K

Circle K Stores, Inc., doing business as Circle K, is an American chain of convenience stores owned by Alimentation Couche-Tard, Inc. 
==History==
Fred Hervey purchased three Kay's Food Stores in El Paso, Texas, in 1951. Hervey renamed the stores as "Circle K Food Stores, Inc." rather than "Kay." He grew the Circle K chain into neighboring New Mexico and Arizona, which has been the company's home base since 1957. https://www.circlek.com/history-and-timeline
By 1975, there were 1,000 Circle K stores across the U.S. In 1979, Circle K first expanded its reach into foreign markets via a licensing agreement which established the first Circle K stores in Japan by UNY. Until 2018, Circle K stores in Japan were run by the FamilyMart Company, that was named Circle K Sunkus Company until 2016 and was named Circle K Japan Company until 2004, which licensed the Circle K brand from Alimentation Couche-Tard. In 2018, all Circle K stores in Japan were converted to FamilyMart stores. https://corpo.couche-tard.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/AIF-2018-ENG-v8-FINAL.pdf
In 1988, the company sent a letter to its over 8,000 employees announcing that it will cut off the medical coverage of those who become sick or injured as a result of AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse or self-inflicted wounds. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/06/us/company-halting-health-plan-on-some-life-style-illnesses.html
In 1996, Circle K was acquired by Tosco Corporation, an independent petroleum refiner and marketer, but kept its headquarters in Phoenix. Tosco was purchased in 2001 by Phillips Petroleum, which, in 2002, merged with Conoco to form ConocoPhillips. In 2003, Circle K was purchased by Alimentation Couche-Tard for US$830 million. http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3130382/ns/business-world_business/t/couche-tard-purchase-circle-k/ 
==Channel==
The Circle K channel was created on April 22, 2016. Their first video was uploaded on November 1, 2016. Their first video is titled "Becoming Circle K." 
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