09:41 AM EST - Empire Company Ltd. : announced a first quarter consolidated net earnings of $75.1 million or $1.14 per share compared to $142.3 million or $2.16 per share last year. Consolidated revenue increased 7.4% to $3.78 billion from $3.52 billion last year. First quarter same-store sales increased 3%. Empire Company Ltd.
shares T.EMP.A are trading unchanged at $47.86.
