10:24 AM EST - Metro Inc. : said its fourth-quarter profit jumped 57 percent to $78.9 million, from a year-earlier $50.2 million, as the acquisition of A&P Canada led to record annual earnings. Earnings for the quarter ended Sept. 30 amounted to 68 cents a diluted share, up from 48 cents per share a year ago. Sales increased 37 percent to $2.7 billion. Metro Inc.
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