Sobeys 和 Safeway 的母公司 Empire Co. Ltd 报告第四季度利润下滑，但提高了季度股息，并将销售额维持在 74 亿美元。 Empire Co. Ltd, parent of Sobeys and Safeway, reported a Q4 profit decline but raised quarterly dividend and maintained sales at $7.4B.

杂货公司 Empire Co. Ltd（Sobeys 和 Safeway 的母公司）报告第四季度利润较上年同期下降，但将季度股息从每股 18.25 美分上调至 20 美分。 Grocery company Empire Co. Ltd, parent of Sobeys and Safeway, reported a Q4 profit decline from a year ago but raised its quarterly dividend to 20 cents per share from 18.25 cents. 尽管销售额从 1.829 亿美元（每股 0.72 美元）降至 1.489 亿美元（每股 0.61 美元），但本季度销售额仍为 74 亿美元，与上年同期持平。 Despite the fall to $148.9 million ($0.61/share) from $182.9 million ($0.72/share), sales for the quarter were $7.4B, similar to the previous year. 同店销售额同期下降了 0.3%，但不包括燃料费用则增长了 0.2%。 Same-store sales fell 0.3% over the same period, but excluding fuel, they rose 0.2%.