(RTTNews) - Village Super Market, Inc. (VLGEA: News ) reported Wednesday an increase in third-quarter profit, helped by a 7.3% growth in same store sales.

For the third quarter, net income increased 27% to $6.2 million from $4.9 million in the corresponding quarter last year. Net income per Class A common stock rose to $0.47 from $0.37, while net income per Class B common stock increased to $0.37 from $0.30 in the same period last year.

Sales for the quarter increased 7.3% to $293.5 million from $273.4 million. Same store sales also grew 7.3%, due to higher sales from Franklin and Galloway stores, which were opened in fiscal 2008. In the third quarter of fiscal 2008, same store sales increased 0.4%.

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