NIQ and Circle K Expand Global Analytics Collaboration Across More Than 12 Countries

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Expanded agreement enables Circle K's Business Units to accelerate smarter merchandising, pricing, and operational decisions across North America and Europe CHICAGO, July 22, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NielsenIQ (NYSE: NIQ), a leading consumer intelligence company, and Circle K today announced a multi-year global agreement spanning more than 12 countries across North America and Europe. The collaboration brings together NIQ's global scale, AI-powered analytics, and deep local market intelligence to help Circle K transform decision-making, accelerate growth, and deliver best-in-class customer experiences across its expanding global footprint. In an increasingly competitive and fast-changing retail landscape, the collaboration enables Circle K to stay ahead of evolving consumer demand, optimize performance, and unlock new growth opportunities across markets. Through NIQ's AI-driven insights and decisioning platforms, Circle K's Business Units and Global Center of Excellence will accelerate smarter merchandising, pricing, and operational decisions—tailored to local market dynamics while aligned to a global strategy. In Europe, the agreement enables Circle K teams to tailor analytics, assortment, and pricing insights to local market conditions while maintaining alignment across regional operations. In Canada, Circle K is expanding its use of NIQ's predictive and prescriptive analytics capabilities, gaining access to the same advanced solutions currently deployed in the United States. The expanded implementation will also deliver greater market‑level granularity, enabling deeper, more localized insights to support the Business Units' merchandising and operational decision making. "As Circle K's footprint continues to expand, having a trusted analytics partner with both global scale and deep local expertise is increasingly important," said Trey Powell, SVP of Food & Retail at Circle K. "NIQ's advanced analytics and AI-driven insights help our teams make smarter, faster decisions, enabling us to better serve customers and accelerate growth across markets." Supporting the global rollout is NIQ's dedicated service model, including onsite support across Circle K offices worldwide. This hands‑on approach is designed to drive adoption, maximize value, and ensure Circle K's merchandising and analytics teams are fully enabled to accelerate insights, improve decision‑ma...

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