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  "id": 5095421,
  "title": "Cost of living, fuel has Couche-Tard customers cutting back on snacks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/cost-of-living-fuel-has-couche-tard-customers-cutting-back-on-snacks",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T13:39:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Global News",
    "slug": "global-news",
    "url": "https://globalnews.ca/news/12044769/couche-tard-snack-food-lower-sales/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Pocketbook pressures, exacerbated by rising fuel costs and the overall cost of living, are prompting some consumers to reduce their spending on snack foods at Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. convenience stores, according to the company's CEO Alex Miller. Miller noted that shoppers are becoming more deliberate in their purchasing decisions, leading to a decline in sales of packaged carbonated soft drinks, salty snacks, and sweets. In response to this shift in consumer behavior, Couche-Tard is adjusting its operations by reallocating shelf space, refining its product assortment, and tweaking promotional strategies to better align with the current demand. This development follows Couche-Tard's announcement of a US$828.5 million net earnings attributable to shareholders in the first quarter, marking an increase from US$782.5 million in the same period last year, coupled with a rise in revenues to US$21.7 billion from US$17.3 billion a year earlier.",
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        "title": "Cost of living, fuel has Couche-Tard customers cutting back on snacks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/cost-of-living-fuel-has-couche-tard-customers-cutting-back-on-snacks-5097382",
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