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• Village Super Market reports that its fourth quarter profit was down three percent to $6.7 million, from $6.9 million during the same period a year ago, because of a $708,000 litigation charge. Q4 sales were up four percent to $310.9 million , on same-store sales that were up 4.3 percent.

For the fiscal year just completed, earnings were up 21 percent to $27.3 million, and sales were up eight percent to $1.21 billion.
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