ZAANDAM, Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize on Wednesday reported fourth quarter operating income of 627 million euros ($716 million) at constant exchange rates, with net sales of 16.5 billion euros, a 3% increase from a year ago. The company’s fourth quarter results were lifted by a 25% increase in online sales. Net sales for the full
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize has appointed Farhan Siddiqi as chief digital officer and member of the retailer’s executive committee, effective January 28. Siddiqi will drive digital transformation and innovation across Ahold Delhaize’s brands, focusing on shopper loyalty, data analytics and personalization, the company said Tuesday in announcing the appointment. “I’m thrilled to welcome Farhan
BETHPAGE, N.Y. — Ahold Delhaize announced Friday that Stop & Shop, its largest banner in the United States, has agreed to acquire King Kullen Grocery Co. The deal includes King Kullen’s 32 supermarkets, five Wild by Nature stores and the use of its corporate offices located in Bethpage, N.Y. “This transaction underscores our commitment to
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize has appointed Selma Postma as president of Peapod, effective January 1. Postma joins Peapod after a career of almost two decades at Albert Heijn. Since 2014, she was general manager of Albert Heijn Online, where she helped to accelerate online sales to more than 20% annually. Her teams also led
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize announced on Thursday that Dick Boer will be stepping down as chief executive officer as of July 1 and will retire from the company. Frans Muller has been appointed as the new CEO, effective July 1. “We thank Dick for his leadership and dedication throughout his 20-year career at Ahold Delhaize
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — Ahold Delhaize is creating a parent company for its U.S. food and drug retail operations called Ahold Delhaize USA. The company said that, effective Jan. 1, Ahold Delhaize USA will oversee all of Ahold Delhaize’s U.S. companies, including its local store banners — Stop & Shop, Food Lion, Giant, Hannaford, Giant/Martin’s and
NEW YORK — Food and drug retailer Ahold Delhaize plans to implement IRI’s sales and supply chain analytics platform for its Ahold USA and Delhaize America brands. Under a long-term agreement announced Tuesday, IRI will leverage its IRI Liquid Data platform to provide integrated point-of-sale (POS), frequent shopper program and supply chain data for Delhaize
QUINCY, Mass. — Ahold USA and Delhaize America plan to meld the two Stop & Shop supermarket divisions, Stop & Shop New York Metro and Stop & Shop New England, into one organization. The company said Monday that the move reflects ongoing efforts to unite and streamline the U.S. operations of Ahold Delhaize, formed last
CARLISLE, Pa. — Ahold USA has named Don Sussman, president of the Stop & Shop New York Metro division, as executive vice president of merchandising at Ahold USA. Sussman has more than 37 years of retail experience, including leadership roles in marketing and merchandising, and he has led three of the four Ahold USA retail
NEW YORK — James McCann, chief operating officer at Ahold USA and a key figure behind the revival of the Stop & Shop and Giant brands, has resigned from the company and its executive management board. Ahold Delhaize said that Kevin Holt, who held the same title at Delhaize America, has been appointed in his
ZAANDAM, Netherlands — James McCann, a member of the management board at Ahold Delhaize, has resigned as chief operating officer at Ahold USA. Ahold Delhaize said Wednesday that McCann stepped down as Ahold USA COO to move out of full-time executive work and into a portfolio of nonexecutive and advisory roles. He will be succeeded
BRUSSELS, Belgium, and ZAANDAM, the Netherlands — Delhaize Group and Royal Ahold completed their $29 billion merger transaction over the weekend. The Europe-based food and drug retailers said the deal 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
**Article Update** BRUSSELS, Belgium, and ZAANDAM, the Netherlands — 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
BRUSSELS — The U.S. subsidiaries of Delhaize Group and Ahold NV have reached agreements with buyers to divest 86 stores in connection with the companies’ pending merger. Delhaize and Ahold said Thursday that all of the store divestitures — which includes locations from both companies’ U.S. supermarket chains — must be approved by the Federal