Nov 18 (Reuters) - Loblaw Companies Ltd L.TO :
* Reports a 10.0 pct increase in adjusted basic eps and a 17.6 pct increase in basic eps for the third quarter of 2015
* Says qtrly revenue c$13.95 billion vs c$13.6 billion
* Says qtrly retail segment sales were $13,715 million, an increase of 2.5 pct
* Says qtrly food retail (loblaw) same-store sales growth was 3.1 pct
* Says qtrly drug retail (shoppers drug mart) same-store sales growth was 4.9%
* Says q3 basic shr c$0.40
* Says q3 adj basic shr c$0.99
* Q3 shr view c$0.97, rev view c$13.87 bln -- thomson reuters i/b/e/s
* Sees $1.2 billion in 2015 capex; sees growing adjusted operating income in
food retail in 2015, sees fall in 2015 adjusted operating income in drug
retail excluding items
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