Metro completes Coutu acquisition
MONTREAL — Metro Inc. has completed its $4.5 billion ($3.6 billion U.S.) acquisition of the Jean Coutu Group, creating a food and drug retailer with more than 1,300 stores in Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick. The store count includes Metro’s 600-plus supermarkets, Coutu’s more than 400 drug stores and Metro’s 250-plus drug stores, which include the
