November 7, 2016 by Geoff Walden and Chain Drug Review
Ahold, BI-LO, John Fegan, Southeastern Grocers, Winn-Dixie
Leading Headlines, Pharmacy, Retail News

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — John Fegan has retired as vice president of pharmacy at Southeastern Grocers LLC. The food and drug retailer, the parent company of supermarket chains BI-LO, Harveys and Winn-Dixie, operates more than 500 pharmacies. Fegan joined Winn-Dixie as vice president of pharmacy in June 2008. He formerly headed U.S. pharmacy operations at Ahold,
August 6, 2016 by Jeffrey Woldt and Chain Drug Review
Ahold, Delhaize, Federal Trade Commission, Jeffrey Woldt, Ornella Barra, Rite Aid, Stefano Pessina, Walgreens, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Walgreens-Rite Aid merger, WBA
2016, Featured Articles, Issue 08-08-2016, Issues, Leading Headlines, Opinion

It has been slightly more than nine months since Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to acquire Rite Aid in a $17.2 billion all-cash transaction. Since that time, speculation about whether the Walgreens-Rite Aid merger will pass muster with the Federal Trade Commission has become a staple of discussion for people involved in community pharmacy and the
July 25, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Ahold, Ahold Delhaize, Delhaize, Dick Boer, Food Lion, Frans Muller, Giant Food, Hannaford, Stop & Shop
2016, Issue 07-25-2016, Issues, News

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
July 14, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Ahold, Ahold Delhaize, Big Y Foods, Delhaize, Food Lion, Frans Muller, Giant Food, Hannaford, Jonathan Weis, Mark Gross, Publix, Stop & Shop, Supervalu, Tops Markets, Weis Markets
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News

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
July 12, 2016 by Chain Drug Review
Ahold, Delhaize Group
Business, Featured Articles, Retail News

BRUSSELS, Belgium — Delhaize Group and Ahold expect to complete their merger by the end of this month. The companies said Tuesday that the closure of the $29 billion merger deal, announced in June 2015, still awaits final approval by the Federal Trade Commission. Shareholders of the two European food and drug retailers, which each
March 14, 2016 by Mark Baumgartner and Chain Drug Review
Ahold, Delhaize, Jan Hommen, Mats Jansson
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News

ZAANDAM, the Netherlands, and BRUSSELS, Belgium — Shareholders of Koninklijke Ahold N.V. and Delhaize Group have voted to approve the proposed merger of the two retailers The global supermarket operators said Monday that the deal, pending regulatory approval, is expected to close later this year. Officials with the companies said the merger, announced last summer,
June 24, 2015 by Chain Drug Review
Ahold, Ahold Delhaize, Ahold USA, Delhaize America, Delhaize Group, Dick Boer, Franz Muller, James McCann, Jan Hommen, Kevin Holt, Koninklijke Ahold N.V., Mats Jansson
Business, Featured Articles, Leading Headlines, Retail News

BRUSSELS, Belgium, and ZAANDAM, the Netherlands — International food retailers Delhaize Group and Koninklijke Ahold N.V. plan to merge, forming a new company called Ahold Delhaize. The companies said Wednesday that the agreement, being enacted through a merger of equals of Delhaize into Ahold, will create a food retailing giant with more than 6,500