QUINCY, Mass. — Ahold Delhaize has made a series of executive appointments to support its previously announced move to a decentralized, brand-centric structure in its Ahold USA and Delhaize America units. Ahold Delhaize has said that its shift to the new organizational structure, which is expected to be complete by early in 2018, is designed
SALISBURY, N.C. — Ahold Delhaize’s Food Lion chain said that its $178 million project to remodel 93 grocery stores in the Greensboro, N.C., market will be completed by August. Greensboro is the fifth market to get store upgrades as part of an initiative called “Easy, Fresh and Affordable … You Can Count On Food Lion
ZAANDAM, the Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize reported strong fourth quarter and full year results, and said it was making good progress on implementing the Better Together strategy it announced in December. Chief executive officer Dick Boer said he was pleased with the merged company’s volume growth and strong margins, and stated that “2016 was not
SALISBURY, N.C. — Ahold Delhaize’s Food Lion chain announced today that the $178 million project to remodel 93 grocery stores in the Greensboro, N.C., market will be completed by August. Greensboro is the fifth market to get store upgrades as part of a strategy called “Easy, Fresh and Affordable … You Can Count on Food Lion
QUINCY, Mass. — Ahold USA and Delhaize America announced plans to consolidate the two Stop & Shop divisions — Stop & Shop New York Metro and Stop & Shop New England — into a single organization. The move, announced on Monday, is the latest in an ongoing effort to unite and streamline the U.S. operations
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — The merger of Royal Ahold and the Delhaize Group always had a compelling logic behind it. The companies, with roots in the neighboring countries of Holland and Belgium, possessed complementary capabilities and geographic footprints, in both the European and American retail markets, as well as similar histories. Over the years, a variety
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize has unveiled a strategy for exploiting its international scale, the popularity of its local banners, and its employees’ expertise. Building on solid financial footing and a track record of cost controls, the company will adopt the “Better Together” strategy to drive profitable growth in supermarkets, smaller formats and e-commerce. The
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize on Wednesday provided institutional investors in London with an update on its Better Together strategy for capturing the benefits of international scale combining with great local brands and associate expertise. Executives used the company’s Capital Markets Day presentation to explain how Ahold Delhaize intends to build on its solid financial
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — Earlier this month, Ahold Delhaize announced the resignation of James McCann, a member of the company’s management board, as chief executive officer at Ahold USA in order to move out of full-time executive work and into a portfolio of nonexecutive and advisory roles. The company also announced that Kevin Holt, Delhaize America
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize announced today that James McCann, a member of the company’s management board, has resigned from his position as chief executive officer at Ahold USA in order to move out of full-time executive work and into a portfolio of nonexecutive and advisory roles. McCann will be succeeded by Kevin Holt, CEO
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize on Thursday reported second quarter and half-year financial results for Ahold showing that the retailer’s operating income rose 8% to $400 million in the period. In an appendix, it summarized second quarter results for Delhaize Group, characterizing the performance as “strong.” Ahold Delhaize is the company created by the merger
NEW YORK — Delhaize Group and Royal Ahold completed their merger, as expected, on July 23. The Europe-based food and drug retailers said Saturday that the $29 billion deal has received regulatory clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, and Delhaize Group chief executive officer Frans Muller and Ahold CEO Dick Boer have signed of