Metro Inc. is a Canadian food retailer operating in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario. The company is based in Montreal, Quebec with head office at 11011 Boulevard Maurice-Duplessis. Metro is the third largest grocer in Canada, after Loblaw Companies Limited and Sobeys.\nThere are 365 namesake locations in Ontario and Quebec. Super C\nis the discount supermarket division operated in Quebec with 72 stores, averaging 4,000 m2 (43,056 sq ft). These stores contribute to C$1 billion of Metro's annual sales. In Ontario, Metro has 119 discount supermarkets under the Food Basics banner, which are very similar to the Super C stores. Large Metro stores in Quebec operate under the Metro Plus name. Metro also operates 142 small groceries under the March\u00e9 Richelieu banner.\nIn November 2007, Metro reported a 9.3% increase in earnings for the fiscal year ending September 29, 2007, making $276.6 million in 2007 compared to $253 million in 2006. In 2011 Metro acquired a majority stake (55.5%) (CAD$153.8 million) in March\u00e9 Adonis, one of Quebec's biggest ethnic food retailers specializing in Mediterranean food (March\u00e9 Adonis sales CAD$73 million 2011). On March 2020, Metro announced that it will invest about $ 420 million within next 5 years for the construction of a new automated distribution center for fresh and frozen products, which they hope to open in 2023.
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