CARTERET, N.J. -- Pathmark last week was a company enraged.Ahold's decision to pull out of its Pathmark acquisition agreement left the New Jersey retailer without the deep pockets it was counting on to grow its business and handle its expenses...
Supermarkets are building unique shopper relationships through custom magazines.Major players like Ahold USA, A&P, Safeway, Farmer Jack, Big Y Foods and Meijer Inc. are emulating such well-known lifestyle magazines as Martha Stewart Living and...
To the Editor:e of the global-retailing evolution was accurate and timely [SN, Nov. 29, 1999, "Who's Consolidating America?" Page 1]. But I would challenge readers to look at the story from a different angle: American retailers must look beyond...
ZANDAAM, The Netherlands -- Ahold here last week terminated its agreement to acquire Pathmark Stores in the face of "strong opposition" by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.Ahold's move drew swift condemnation from Pathmark, which promised to ...
As has been predicted by more than one observer, consolidation activities in the food-retailing sector are likely to swing away from megamergers and toward privately controlled or family directed regional retailers. It's a fairly safe bet this...
ZAANDAM, The Netherlands -- Ahold here said last week the sales of its American subsidiary, Ahold USA, Atlanta, rose 32.7% to $4.6 billion in the 12-week third quarter ended Oct. 3. Pa., and Stop & Shop, Quincy, Mass. -- also contributed to this...
U.S. food retailing appears headed for additional consolidation, but it's unlikely that additional European companies will dive in.Many major European retailers -- who had been expected to seek acquisitions in the United States -- apparently now...
SALISBURY, N.C. (FNS) -- Delhaize America here said it opened two stores with innovative formats last week, both with different product mixes than the company's other supermarkets, and both soon to be rolled out at other locations.One, in Clermont...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here has a list of 10 supermarket companies around the world it would either like to acquire or join in a joint venture, according to Cees van der Hoeven, the company's president and chief executive officer. ely...
DELHAIZE, Brussels, Belgium, said it has authorized management to purchase up to 5 million shares of Delhaize America, its U.S. operating company, to underline its strong commitment to the company's longterm U.S. strategy. Delhaize's U.S...