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BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Delhaize "Le Lion" here posted a 4% rise in group sales in 1994 and said it expects profits to show substantial improvement.Sales for the year ended Dec. 31 were $11.86 billion (380.7 billion Belgian francs at the exchange...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here said a strong performance by its U.S. stores and other non-Dutch holdings spurred an increase in consolidated sales for 1994.lders per $1).Sales in the United States rose 12.1% to $7.4 billion. Excluding the...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here reported increased sales and operating earnings for its U.S. holdings for the third quarter and 40 weeks ended Oct. 9.rose 14.3% for the quarter to $1.7 billion and 10.8% for the year to date to $5.6 billion...
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. -- Edwards Super Foods here will complete its statewide rollout of electronic shelf labels early next year and is eyeing the technology for all its 74 stores."We're going to be, I think, the biggest single chain in America on...
MAULDIN, S.C. -- Bi-Lo here has completed the personnel consolidation of Red Food Stores, Chattanooga, with the relocation of 14 administrative support employees to its headquarters here and the elimination of about 80 positions in Chattanooga.All...
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Delhaize le Lion here credits a recent rise in same-store sales, in part, to a $15 million frequent shopper program launched in 110 of its stores.Called Delhaize Plus, the card-based electronic frequent shopper program is...
CHICAGO -- Belgium's Delhaize le Lion credits a recent rise in same-store sales, in part, to a $15 million frequent shopper program launched in 110 of its stores.Called Delhaize Plus, the card-based electronic frequent shopper program is designed...
ATHENS, Greece -- Alfa Beta Vassilopoulos here, which generated double-digit increases in both sales and earnings last year, expects to open four new supermarkets during 1994.of the chain.Alfa Beta's four-store expansion project follows a...
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Ahold has named Hans A. Kempers president and chief executive officer of its U.S. real estate operation here, effective Sept. 1.The real estate company, ABS Development Co., will change its name at that time to Ahold Real Estate...
ZAANDAM, Netherlands -- Ahold here reported increased sales and earnings for the first quarter ended April 24.e sales rose 7.8% to $4.4 billion. Ahold's U.S. sales rose 5.5% to $2.1 billion.Currency conversions were made at the rate of 1.93...