12:05 PM EST - Shoppers Drug Mart : Canada's biggest drug store chain, said on Wednesday that second-quarter profit jumped 19 percent on revenue growth and healthy sales of more profitable products. In the quarter ended June 16, Shoppers said it earned $112 million, or 52 cents a share. That is up from a profit of $94 million, or 44 cents a share, in the same period last year. Analysts had expected a profit of 50 cents a share before exceptions, according to Reuters Estimates. Shoppers Drug Mart
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