01:08 PM EST - Reitmans (Canada) Ltd. : has reported a 17 percent rise in third-quarter profit and raised its dividend, although the womenswear retailer's same-store sales slipped 3.2 percent -- a decline it says has been reversed. Overall sales were $265.5 million in the 13 weeks ended Nov. 3, up 2.7 percent from $258.6 million a year earlier. Reitmans (Canada) Ltd.
shares T.RET.A are trading up 60 cents at $16.50.
