(Montréal, May 27 2008) – Metro Richelieu Inc.
announced today that an agreement has been reached with the Labonté
family for the acquisition of their supermarket, G.F. Labonté Inc.,
located in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce.
« We are very happy with the settlement with Metro Richelieu Inc.
which will permit to maintain the Labonté family’s excellence
tradition in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce and we wish to thank our
faithful clientele, » mentioned Armelle Labonté, president of the
Metro Labonté.
« It is very important for Metro Richelieu Inc. to maintain the
Metro banner in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce and to continue with the
supermarket operations to ensure the continuity of the Labonté
family’s well established reputation since 53 years in the area »,
commented Mr. Jean Quenneville, Vice-President, Franchisee
Operations of 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 Affair Department
METRO INC.
514-643-1086 or 1-800-361-4681 x 1086
mbacon@metro.ca
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