Metro
Data: North America
- Location: Montreal
- Top Executive: Eric La Fleche, president and CEO
- Corporate/Franchise Stores: 767
- Sales in $ Billions: 11.3 (U.S.)
- Date FY Ended: 9/27/08
- Website: www.metro.ca
Footnotes
Metro operates 423 corporate stores that account for 82% of total sales. It also supplies 344 franchised stores, including 154 supermarkets and 190 drug stores.
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