LONDON -- Ahold N.V., Zaandam, The Netherlands, and Delhaize, Brussels, head the list of potential buyers for Marks & Spencer plc's Kings Super Markets subsidiary, West Caldwell, N.J.Marks & Spencer last week put Kings on the selling block in...
BRUSSELS -- Delhaize here said last week its sales rose 6.3% to $6.8 billion for the 26-week half ended June 30. In that period, the company -- owner of Food Lion, Salisbury, N.C., and Super Discount Markets, Lithia Springs, Ga. -- added 152...
NEW YORK -- The industry's newest supermarket holding company, Delhaize America, was born last week in a move that furthers the newly aggressive U.S. consolidation strategy of majority shareholder Delhaize of Belgium.Delhaize America was created...
NEW YORK -- Global retailer Delhaize last week launched an international promotion intended to commemorate its growth and underline the levels of integration and synergies it has achieved.The promotion -- a product-marketing campaign that cuts...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here said last week it has agreed to acquire two more retail chains in southern Spain -- Mercasol and Las Postas -- with additional acquisitions anticipated.Last week's pending acquisitions, encompassing 10 stores...
KINGSTON, Mass. -- Victory Super Markets, at its flagship fresh-format store here, showed off its merchandising know-how for the second time to a team of European supermarket executives and will host another such team this month.The visiting...
NEW YORK -- The next round of industry consolidation is likely to involve mid-sized regionals and some of the nation's privately held companies while most of the industry's prime movers in consolidation take a breather.reluctant to seek partners...
CARTERET, N.J. -- Pathmark Stores here said last week its sales for the 13-week quarter ended July 31 declined 0.2% to $922.7 million but operating cash flow increased 0.7% to $54.0 million. BR Currently, the efforts of Ahold, Zaandam, Netherlands...
PARIS -- Carrefour SA here, France's largest retailer, flashed a "Keep Out" signal in the direction of Wal-Mart Stores, Bentonville, Ark., when it said last week it was acquiring another French giant, Promodes SA, Mondeville, France, in a deal...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here said last week it will maintain its focus on acquisitions in Europe and the Eastern United States. romodes, Mondeville, that would create the second-largest retailing firm in the world, after Wal-Mart Stores...