• Supervalu Inc. said that its third quarter net sales were $10.7 billion, compared to $4.7 billion last year, and that its net earnings were $113 million compared to $75 million last year.
During the first three quarters of fiscal 2007, the company reported net sales of $27.1 billion compared to $15.2 billion last year, and net earnings of $332 million compared to $200 million last year.
Supervalu’s third quarter retail net sales were $8.4 billion, compared to $2.5 billion last year, an increase that it said primarily reflects the acquisition of Albertsons’ retail properties.
• The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) reported a third-quarter profit of $41 million, compared to a loss of $71 million a year earlier, with same-store sales down three percent.
• UK-based Marks and Spencer announced that its third quarter sales, which included the end-of-year holiday shopping period, were up 9.2 percent at its British units. Same-store sales were up 5.6 percent.
Meanwhile at its international stores, Marks and Spencer said sales jumped by 18.2 percent in the third quarter.
During the first three quarters of fiscal 2007, the company reported net sales of $27.1 billion compared to $15.2 billion last year, and net earnings of $332 million compared to $200 million last year.
Supervalu’s third quarter retail net sales were $8.4 billion, compared to $2.5 billion last year, an increase that it said primarily reflects the acquisition of Albertsons’ retail properties.
• The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company (A&P) reported a third-quarter profit of $41 million, compared to a loss of $71 million a year earlier, with same-store sales down three percent.
• UK-based Marks and Spencer announced that its third quarter sales, which included the end-of-year holiday shopping period, were up 9.2 percent at its British units. Same-store sales were up 5.6 percent.
Meanwhile at its international stores, Marks and Spencer said sales jumped by 18.2 percent in the third quarter.
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