Alimentation Couche-Tard plans to acquire Polish c-store chain Żabka for $8.6B

A convenience-and-fuel read of a C-Store Dive report.

Darik Chandler · Jul 31, 2026, 1:00 PM · Via C-Store Dive · Cluster
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Darik Chandler — The deal, which involves more than 13,000 stores in Poland and Romania, would be the largest in the Canadian retailer’s history.

For operators, the question is whether this shows up at the pump, the foodservice counter, or the nicotine set — and whether it changes a weekly order.

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Alimentation Couche-Tard plans to acquire Polish c-store chain Żabka for $8.6B · Inside Snack