Sobeys parent Empire to buy nine Morelli's pharmacies in OntarioEmpire, the parent company of the Needs convenience chain, is buying nine Morelli's pharmacies in Ontario. Grocery and drugstore retailer Metro reports Q3 profit down from year agoSales for the quarter totalled $6.97 billion, up from $6.87 billion a year earlier. Loblaw reports Q1 profit and sales up from year ago, raises quarterly dividend Loblaw Cos. Ltd. raised its quarterly dividend by 10 per cent as it reported its first-quarter profit and revenue rose compared with a year ago. Metro Inc. reports Q2 profit up from year ago The increase came as food same-store sales rose 1.8 per cent for the quarter.
