(Montreal, May 21st, 2008) – For a thirteenth
consecutive year, Metro is the proud partner of Quebec’s Summer
Festival, to be held from July 3rd to July
17th. Metro enthusiastically invites festival-goers to
the celebrations taking place at Place Metro to be set up at Place
d’Youville for the occasion.
A number of fun activities as well as a family animation program
have been exclusively created for festival-goers and will be
presented in the Metro gazebo for the duration of the Festival. A
team of chefs, moderators and entertainers will encourage children
and adults to participate in the numerous activities offered.
Visitors to the Festival will be invited to sample a number of
Selection and Irresistibles products.
“Metro is pleased to be associated once again with this prestigious
event that welcomes 1,100,000 visitors annually. We invite people
across Quebec to attend this wonderful gathering and to take
advantage of the many activities offered by Metro. Moreover, during
the Festival, our customers will have the opportunity to
participate in a special draw to be held in Metro supermarkets in
the Quebec area,” mentions Mrs. Viviane Colpron, Director of
Marketing for METRO RICHELIEU INC.
METRO INC.
With annual sales of nearly $11 billion and over 65,000 employees,
METRO INC. is a leader in the food and pharmaceutical sectors in
Quebec and Ontario, where it operates a network of close to 600
food stores under the Metro, Metro Plus, Super C, A&P,
Dominion, Loeb and Food Basics banners as well as over 250
pharmacies under the Brunet, Clini Plus, The Pharmacy and Drug
Basics banners.
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Source: METRO INC.
Information: Marie-Claude Bacon
Director, Corporate Affairs Department
514-643-1086
mbacon@metro.ca
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