{
  "id": 328827,
  "title": "First 7-Eleven, now Zabka: Canadian convenience giant Alimentation Couche-Tard eyes takeover of Polish rival",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/31/first-7-eleven-now-zabka-canadian-convenience-giant-alimentation",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-07-31T18:15:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Business",
    "slug": "cbc-business",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/zabka-alimentation-couche-tard-bid-9.7292523"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Laval, Que.-based owner of Couche-Tard and Circle K stores announced Friday that it made an offer valued at more than $12 billion to buy Polish convenience store operator Zabka Group. The play comes after Alimentation Couche-Tard tried, but failed, to buy the parent company of 7-Eleven for more than a year.",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}