Nov 18 (Reuters) - Loblaw Companies Ltd L.TO :
* Reports a 10.0% increase in adjusted basic EPS(2) and a 17.6% increase in
basic EPS for the third quarter of 2015(1)
* Qtrly retail segment sales were $13,715 million, an increase of 2.5%
* Qtrly food retail (Loblaw) same-store sales growth was 3.1%
* Qtrly drug retail (shoppers drug mart) same-store sales growth was 4.9%
* Q3 basic earnings per share $0.40
* Q3 adjusted basic earnings per share $0.99
* Qtrly revenue C$13.9 million versus C$13.6 million
* Q3 earnings per share view C$0.97, revenue view C$13.87 billion -- Thomson
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