<p class="MsoNormal">Saudi-based retailer Jarir Marketing has reported a 16.3% plunge in its third-quarter net profit at 255.2 million SAR ($68 million), compared to $81.3 million for the same period a year earlier. Sales dipped 9.4% to $543 million in the third quarter this year, the Riyadh-headquartered company said in a filing to Saudi bourse Tadawul on Wednesday.</p>