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Alimentation Couche-Tard, the Canadian owner of Circle-K, has agreed to buy listed Polish convenience store operator Zabka for around $8.7 billion.

Why it matters: No matter how mCuch Couche-Tard and 7-Eleven owner Seven & i Holdings want to quit each other's narratives, they can't.

Catch up quick: Seven & i had been linked to Zabka until just earlier this week, after which Couche-Tard swooped in.