Brazilian retailer Companhia Brasileira de Distribuicao (CBD) is reportedly in talks to buy G Barbosa, the last Brazilian unit of Dutch retailer Ahold.


Negotiations are believed to have begun back in February although the deal is expected to face a number of hurdles, including negotiating a price for the supermarket chain, sources told Dow Jones News.


CBD, Brazil’s largest supermarket group, is believed to be keen to expand its presence in Brazil’s northeast, where G Barbosa has 32 stores in Bahia and Sergipe.


Ahold’s other Brazilian supermarket unit, Bompreco, was sold to Wal-Mart last month. The two units were originally to be sold together to Wal-Mart, but Ahold was forced to sell the two chains separately following a ruling by Brazil’s antitrust regulator.

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