7-Eleven parent company facing possible acquisition

Alimentation Couche-Tard is looking to acquire another major convenience store player in Seven & i, owners of the popular 7-Eleven convenience store chain.The Canadian company, whose brands include Couche-Tard, Circle K and Ingo, "recently" sent a "friendly-nonbinding proposal" to Japan-based Seven & i, Couche-Tard revealed in a press release Monday.Seven & i has a swath of convenience stores and supermarkets and other businesses under its umbrella, including 7-Eleven. It has about 8