A Metro store is seen on April 15, 2019 in Ste-Therese, Que., north of Montreal. Metro Inc. says it earned $252.4 million in its latest quarter, down from $263.5 million in the same quarter last year when shoppers stocked up at the start of the pandemic. The grocery and drug store retailer says the profit amounted to $1.03 per diluted share for the 16-week period ended July 3, down from $1.04 per diluted share a year ago. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz