Couche-Tard braces for hurricane Irma while rebuilding from Harvey’s destruction
LAVAL, Que. — Employees of Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD.B) in the Florida region are bracing for hurricane Irma as Texas staff continue to try to recover from “devastating” damage from hurricane Harvey, CEO Brian Hannasch said Wednesday.
“The flooding and damage done by Harvey is among the worst in our U.S. history and we continue to monitor daily the situation to help out our employees, their families and our customers,” he said on a conference call.
“As we approach the weekend, we’re now preparing for hurricane Irma while at the same time hoping the storm loses strength and turns back into the Atlantic.”
Alimentation Couche-Tard said it closed 123 stores because of Harvey and 24 were still shut down as of Tuesday.