What the analysts say - Ahold's 2012 results
By Dean Best | 1 March 2013
Analysts in the main welcomed Ahold's performance in the last quarter of 2012 and the year as a whole. However, there was some concern about trends around margins.
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Analysts in the main welcomed Ahold's performance in the last quarter of 2012 and the year as a whole. However, there was some concern about trends around margins.
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