Maybe he was just headed to the Circle K for cigarettes and beer.

In 1947, Circle K changed from a fraternity to a service organization.

A look at Circle K's financial statements make it clear that leveraging the company further could require some doing.

Kelley hired the former head of Circle K to turn the business around.

Though Circle K is an industry leader, nobody, it seems, was willing to pay a decent price.

Circle K's board decided on May 19 to seek bids for the convenience food stores company.

She said Circle K wanted to continue its expansion, and hoped to have 5,000 stores by 1990.

American Financial holds 23 million shares, or 38.4 percent of Circle K's common stock.

But trying to deal with the cost problem by applying a policy like Circle K's is not the answer, the medical benefits specialists said.

The company rejected a buyout offer from Circle K last month.