Metro Inc. raised its dividend as it reported a first-quarter profit of $203.1 million.
The grocery and drug store company says it will pay a quarterly dividend of 20 cents per share, up from 18 cents per share.
Metro reported its profit amounted to 79 cents per diluted share for the 12 weeks ended Dec. 22, compared with a profit of nearly $1.3 billion or $5.67 per diluted share for the same period a year earlier.
Alan Gertner was the former CEO of Hiku Brands Co. Ltd., the parent company of Tokyo Smoke, which was acquired by Canopy in July for $269 million.
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