Delhaize Group News

Belgian supermarket chain Delhaize considered entering the Bulgarian market, French-language Belgian business newspaper L'Echo quoted Delhaize CEO Pierre-Olivier Beckers as saying.

Five companies based in the Charlotte region are included in Stores magazine's Top 100 Retailers List, which is based on 2008 revenue.

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 28, 2009 - Delhaize Group , the Belgian international food retailer, announced today that during its Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting its shareholders have approved the annual accounts for fiscal year 2008 and the distribution of a EUR 1.48 gross dividend.

Belgian supermarket group Delhaize announced plans yesterday to buy the remaining 34.7 percent of GreeceA's Alfa-Beta supermarkets, driving the Greek subsidiaryA's shares more than 20 percent higher.

"The proposed transaction underlines our Group's commitment to Alfa-Beta, which we have fully supported in its successful growth in Greece since we became Alfa-Beta's principal shareholder in 1992", said Pierre-Olivier Beckers, President and CEO of Delhaize Group.

We generated positive comparable store sales growth and supported our margins on both sides of the Atlantic through targeted price management, the continued growth of private brand revenues and improved inventory management.

Reinsurance group Munich Re said Wednesday that its first-quarter net profit dropped 46% to 420 million euros as it also increased its premium forecast for the year.

Pursuant to the Belgian Law of May 2, 2007 relating to the publication of major shareholdings in listed companies, Delhaize Group , the Belgian international food retailer, has received a notification of the threshold of 5% being crossed by AllianceBernstein L.P. by owning 5.00% of Delhaize Group's voting rights.

RedPrairie Corporation, a world leading consumer driven optimisation company, announced that supermarket chain Delhaize will optimize its supply chain with the scheduling and collaboration functionality of the RedPrairie Transportation Management solution.

Spending at grocery retailers has indeed risen during this period of economic downturn, however, which firms are seeing these higher returns? MSSI data concerning grocery chains Safeway , the Delhaize Group and ...

On March 12, 2009, Delhaize Group recorded 30.6% growth in its Q4 FY08 earnings on higher revenue.

The boards of CIESThe Food Business Forum, the Global Commerce Initiative and the participants of the Global CEO Forum agreed in February to combine their assets and found a single global consumer goods ...

Citi announced today that it has been appointed by Delhaize Group , a leading international food retailer based in Belgium, as the successor depositary bank for its American Depositary Receipt program.

In Belgium there's an unusual war going on between The Delhaize Group and Unilever.

Stocks fell in Europe and Asia, extending the MSCI World Indexa s worst start to a year on record, as concern grew that earnings will deteriorate amid a deepening global recession.

Local Bloom stores give nearly $29,000 to Fredericksburg Area Food Bank; Tweeter and Linens-N-Things are closed Date published: 1/29/2009 donation BLOOM HELPS LOCAL FOOD BANK Local Bloom stores will donate ...

Twenty-seven Sweetbay, Food Lion and Hannaford stores are slated to close in 2009, while up to 43 new supermarkets from those chains should open, according to a report from the chains' parent company, Delhaize ...

Delhaize Group , the Belgian international food retailer, announced today that it has completed the pricing of USD 300 million of Senior Notes, at an annual rate of 5.875% due 2014, to be issued at 99.667% of ...

Delhaize Group , the Belgian parent of the Food Lion supermarket chain, says the company beat analysts' expectations for fourth-quarter sales growth by rolling out store brands and offering steep sales.

The food retailers have managed to post a surprise rise in sales. The worsening economic outlook has yet to seriously dent supermarket retailers Ahold and Delhaize .