March 28 (Reuters) - Canadian discount chain Dollarama Inc DOL.TO on Thursday reported a 6 percent rise in quarterly profit, as shoppers spent more at its dollar stores.
The retailer's comparable store sales for the fourth quarter rose 2.6 percent.
The Montreal-based company's net income for the quarter rose to C$171.98 million ($128.1 million), or 54 Canadian cents per share, in the quarter ended Feb. 3, from C$162.83 million, or 48 Canadian cents per share, a year earlier. sales rose 13 percent to C$1.06 billion.
($1 = 1.3423 Canadian dollars)