Mercator Doubles Profit in First Nine Months

Ljubljana, 16 November - Slovenia's leading grocer group has reported a 116.2% rise in nine-month net profit, which stood at SIT 9.65bn (EUR 40.28m). Mercator Group increased net sales revenues by 8.6% in the same period to SIT 297.8bn (EUR 1.24bn), which is 77.7% of the revenues planned for 2005.