(Reuters) – Canadian retailer Loblaw Companies Ltd on Wednesday reported first-quarter sales rose 6%, helped by strong demand for essential goods including groceries and drugs.
The company’s first-quarter revenue rose to C$13 billion ($9.54 billion) from C$12.26 billion a year earlier.
($1 = 1.3625 Canadian dollars)
(Reporting by Anne Florentyna Gnanaraja Sekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)
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