Ahold USA
Data: North America
- Location: Quincy, Mass.
- Top Executive: Lawrence Benjamin, COO
- Corporate Stores: 704
- Sales in $ Billions: 21.8
- Date FY Ended: 12/31/08
- Website: www.ahold.com
Footnotes
Ahold USA, the U.S. division of Amsterdam-based Ahold, encompasses 376 units of Stop & Shop, Quincy, Mass.; 180 Giant Foods of Landover, Md.; and 148 Giant Foods of Carlisle, Pa. Ahold USA accounts for approximately 57% of the parent company’s total sales.Recent articles on Ahold USA
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