Ahold
Data: Worldwide
- Headquarters: Netherlands
- Top Executive: John Rishton
- Corporate Stores (global): 6,159
- Sales in $ Billions (USD): 38.521
- Countries of Operations: Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden,Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Slovakia, USA
Data: North America
- Location: Quincy, Mass.
- Top Executive: Lawrence Benjamin, chief operating officer
- Corporate Stores: 706
- Sales in $ Billions: 20.9 est.
- Date FY Ended: 12/30/07
- Website: www.ahold.com
Overview
Ahold USA, the U.S. division of Amsterdam-based Ahold, encompasses 376 units of Stop & Shop, 186 Giant Foods of Landover, Md., and 144 Giant Foods of Carlisle, Pa. Ahold sold Tops Markets and U.S. Foodservice during 2007, which accounted for sales of approximately $1.7 billion and $20 billion, respectively — volume excluded from 2007 sales estimates. Ahold USA accounts for approximately 51% of the parent company’s 2007 sales total, which is estimated to be $40.8 billion.
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Ahold Cites Economic Pressures
Ahold here last week said deflation, consumers trading down and increased promotional activity pressured fourth-quarter profitability and sales, although the company was able to drive gains at some divisions with a balance of price and margin. Operating income at the company's Quincy, Mass.-based Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover division rose 15%, to $238 million, and full-year operating income
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FOR 24 NORTH AMERICAN FOOD RETAILERS TRACKED BY SN, AT THE CLOSE THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2010 MARKET SUMMARY gainers 15 decliners 8 unchanged 1 MOST ACTIVE BY VOLUME Wal-Mart 53,380,312 Kroger 28,913,368 Safeway 26,597,343 AS PERCENTAGE OF SHARES OUTSTANDING BJ's Wholesale Club 6.87% Safeway 6.84% Supervalu 6.30% Arden Group +13.50% Ahold +9.40% Supervalu +4.78% Nash Finch -5.71% BJ's Wholesale Club -4.70%
Stop & Shop Posts Q4 Profit Gains
AMSTERDAM — Ahold here said Thursday that fourth-quarter operating income at the company’s Quincy, Mass.-based Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover division rose 15%, to $238 million, and full-year operating income at the division rose 24%, to $869 million.
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Ten years ago, in the year 2000, the food-retailing industry was in a state of upheaval. A wave of consolidation had created supermarket giants with a scale built to rival Wal-Mart, the once-hot Internet-grocery segment appeared ready to flame out, and home-meal replacement was all the rage. Ten years later, the landscape has changed significantly the consolidation race has slowed to a relative crawl,
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