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METRO provides Canadians with the fixings for a big meal, plus the antacid for afterwards. The supermarket retailer and grocery and pharmaceutical wholesaler operates about 560 food stores in Ontario and Québec following the acquisition of 235 stores from A&P Canada in 2005. METRO is Québec's #2 grocer, behind Loblaw. Store names include Metro, Metro Plus, Loeb, and Super C, as well as those acquired from A&P. Wholesale customers include hospitals, hotels, nursing homes, restaurants, and schools. Its McMahon wholesale pharmaceutical subsidiary serves drugstores and health care facilities in Québec; it franchises about 265 Brunet and Clini Plus drugstores. METRO was founded in 1947.
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11 011 Maurice-Duplessis Blvd.
Montreal, Quebec H1C 1V6, Canada
| | Phone: | 514-643-1055 | | Fax: | 514-643-1215 |
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| Financial
Highlights | | Fiscal Year End: | September | | Revenue (2008): | 10347.50 M | | Revenue Growth (1 yr): | (-3.50%) | | Employees (2007): | 37,878 | | Employee Growth (1 yr): | (-1.80%) |
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Key People
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Chairman:
Pierre H. Lessard
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President, CEO, and Director:
Eric Richer La Flèche
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VP, Information Systems:
Jacques Couture
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