• BJ’s Wholesale Club reports that its third quarter earnings were down 37 percent to $17.7 million, from $28.2 million during the same period a year ago. Q3 sales were up about two percent to $2.51 billion, on same-store sales that were off 2.5 percent.
• Canada’s Loblaw Cos. said that its third quarter earnings were up 20 percent to the equivalent of $178 million (US), on Q3 sales that were $8.9 billion (US), down from $8.92 billion (US) during the same period a year ago. Same-store sales were down 0.6 percent.
• Canada’s Loblaw Cos. said that its third quarter earnings were up 20 percent to the equivalent of $178 million (US), on Q3 sales that were $8.9 billion (US), down from $8.92 billion (US) during the same period a year ago. Same-store sales were down 0.6 percent.
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