SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Core-Mark Holding Co. Inc. said that it intends to open a new distribution facility near Toronto, Ontario, on Feb. 1, 2008. This new facility will expand Core-Mark�s existing geography in Canada, which currently stretches from British Columbia to western Ontario. Core-Mark services several retail companies in western Canada that also operate in Ontario, including Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc.
Core-Mark and Laval, Quebec-based Couche-Tard have signed a long-term supply agreement for Couche-Tardï&[image-nocss] iquest;½s Central Canada Region, which operates more than 600 stores in the province of Ontario. Core-Mark and Couche-Tard recently renewed supply agreements for Couche-Tard�s retail stores in western Canada and the western United States. The Canadian stores operate under the Mac�s banner and the U.S. stores operate under the Circle K banner.
Mike Walsh, Core-Mark�s CEO, said, We are thrilled to be able to expand our geography, especially into a region in which we currently enjoy business relationships with several of the leading retailers. I am doubly pleased to further strengthen our business relationship with Alimentation Couche-Tard, clearly one of the most successful and innovative convenience retailers in North America. We are grateful that their confidence in our capabilities and services has made this opportunity a reality.�
Core-Mark is one of the largest broad-line, full-service wholesale distributors of packaged consumer products to the convenience retail industry in North America. The South San Francisco, Calif., company provides distribution and logistics services as well as marketing programs to more than 22,000 retail locations in 45 states and five Canadian provinces through 24 distribution centers, two of which Core-Mark operate as third-party logistics providers. It services traditional convenience retailers, grocers, drug, liquor and specialty stores and other stores that carry consumer packaged goods.
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