A Loblaws store is seen Monday, March 9, 2015 in Montreal.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
BRAMPTON, Ont. – Loblaw Cos. Ltd. reported its third-quarter profit and revenue rose compared with a year ago.
The parent company of Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart reported a profit available to common shareholders of $621 million or $1.95 per diluted share for the 16-week period ended Oct. 7.
The result compared with a profit of $556 million or $1.69 per diluted share in the same quarter a year earlier.
Revenue for the quarter totalled $18.27 billion, up from $17.39 billion in the same quarter last year.
The increase came as food retail same-stores sales rose 4.5 per cent and drug retail same-store sales gained 4.6 per cent, helped by front store same-store sales growth of 1.8 per cent and pharmacy same-store sales growth of 7.4 per cent.
On an adjusted basis, Loblaw says it earned $2.26 per diluted share, up from an adjusted profit of $2.01 per diluted share a year earlier.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 15, 2023.
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