Ahold 
- NETHERLANDS: Ahold Q3 results boosted by volume gains (REG)
18th November 2009
Dutch retailer Ahold has reported a strong third quarter with rises in sales, operating income and net income.
Read the full story >> - Ahold is cast as predator and prey (MEM)
11th November 2009
Ahold's move to reorganise its business with a view to expand its operations has prompted a flurry of speculation over the Dutch retailer's future. With a sizeable war chest and the possibility to ramp up cost savings, Ahold is preparing to get its top-line moving and the market is buzzing with M&A rumours. Katy Humphries reports. - Top stories on just-food this week
6th November 2009
Over the past week, Marks and Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose shared some of his intentional expansion plans with just-food amid news that the retailer was adding branded products to its offering. Kraft Foods, meanwhile, delivered what many have billed as a pivotal trading update in its bid to takeover Cadbury. Elsewhere, Ahold said that it was on the lookout for expansion opportunities, including acquisitions; and Sara Lee management enlightened us as to why top-line growth at the meat-to-bakery group is lagging its peers. - Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
6th November 2009 - NETHERLANDS: Ahold silent on Belgium, Germany expansion plans (REG)
6th November 2009 - SWEDEN: ICA profits jump 37% (REG)
6th November 2009 - UPDATE: Ahold insists reorganisation is 'simplification' (REG)
5th November 2009 - NETHERLANDS: Ahold reorganises operations, eyes growth (REG)
5th November 2009 - US: Former Ahold EVP joins Michael Foods as CEO
3rd November 2009 - UK/NETHERLANDS: Tesco bid for Ahold “makes sense” - analysts (REG)
2nd November 2009
Background
Updated: 12th February 2009
Dutch retail group Ahold is one of the world’s largest food retailers. The company’s main business is the operation through subsidiaries and joint ventures of food retail in the US and Europe. In the US, Ahold operates the Stop & Shop, Giant-Landover, Giant-Carlisle and Martin's food retail companies and online food retailer Peapod. In Europe, the group has wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries in The Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Slovakia. In Portugal, the company owns a 49% stake in food chain Jeronimo Martin's Retail. Its food retail trade operations in Europe include hypermarkets, supermarkets and convenience stores. Banners include Albert Heijn, Albert and Hypernova. The company also operates the Netherlands health and beautycare chain Etos and wine and liquor retailer Gall & Gall. Ahold’s joint venture ICA is an integrated food retail and wholesale group, servicing retailer-owned and company-owned neighbourhood stores, supermarkets, superstores, hypermarkets and discount stores in Scandinavia and the Baltic states. Ahold Corporate Center
Piet Heinkade 167-173
1019 GM Amsterdam
Phone +31 (0)20 509 5100
Associated links:
http://www.ahold.com/
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