12:27 PM EST - Reitmans (Canada) Ltd. : showed a slip in earnings to $23 million in the third quarter, down 16 percent from $27.4 million a year earlier, as same-store sales frayed 1.2 percent. Reitmans, whose other banners include Smart Set, Penningtons, Addition Elle and Cassis, said Thursday its sales totalled $271.2 million in the 13 weeks ended Nov. 1, up 2.2 percent from $265.5 million a year earlier. Reitmans (Canada) Ltd.
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