He first worked in the family grocery business and then was a regional supervisor for Provigo from 1970 to 1973.
Prior to his political career, Marcoux held several important administration positions including vice-president for the Bank of Canada, Laurentian Bank and Trust La Laurentienne, in the early 1980s as well as key positions at the province-run "Société général de financement du Quebec" (SGF) as well as private supermarket Provigo.
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Created in the second half of the 1970s to open on original locations, the Héritage banner eventually began to replace some Provigo/Dominion locations in the 1980s after Dominion Stores entirely withdrew from Quebec.
Some smaller stores took the place of the former Canadian Tire store, and Zara, Pharmaprix and Dormez-Vous took the place of the former Provigo supermarket.