date:Jul 31, 2014
014 adjusted basic net earnings per common share(1) increased by $0.18 compared to the same period in 2013. The improvement was due to the operating performance of Loblaw including Shoppers Drug Mart, partially offset by the operating performance of Weston Foods, higher interest expense and other financing charges and the impact of the Company's change in ownership in Loblaw after its acquisition of Shoppers Drug Mart.
Basic net earnings per common share decreased by $2.39 compared to the same