March 12 (Reuters) - Empire Company Ltd EMPa.TO :
* EMPIRE COMPANY DELIVERS SOLID THIRD QUARTER FISCAL 2020 EARNINGS GROWTH
* Q3 ADJUSTED EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.46
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE C$0.45
* Q3 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE C$0.46 -- REFINITIV IBES DATA
* QTRLY SAME-STORE SALES EXCLUDING FUEL INCREASED BY 0.8%
* PROJECT SUNRISE STRATEGY IS YIELDING BENEFITS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO EXCEED MANAGEMENT'S INITIAL EXPECTATIONS
* EMPIRE COMPANY - FOR FISCAL 2020, EXPECTS TO ACHIEVE AT LEAST $250 MILLION OF IN-YEAR BENEFITS FOR A CUMULATIVE BENEFIT OF AT LEAST $550 MILLION
* QTRLY SALES$6,395.2 MILLION VERSUS $6,247.3 MILLION
* Q3 REVENUE VIEW C$6.45 BILLION -- REFINITIV IBES DATA