Ahold considers its extensive global operation to be well into its next chapter, one whose main plot line involves creating new opportunities in the U.S. and Europe. More
If John Rishton was the leader to get Ahold's financial house in order and into fighting shape, then Dick Boer is the one to take the fight to the world. Named chief executive officer of the Amsterdam-based retailer last October, Boer is a veteran Ahold executive expected to take the company — buoyed by strong...More
MINNEAPOLIS — Nash Finch Co. here has agreed to lease warehouse space at a former Giant Food facility in Landover, Md., published reports said Wednesday....More
A recent Sunday freestanding insert from SmartSource contained a “marked uptick” in the number of manufacturer coupons bearing the GS1 DataBar as the sole bar code, noted Alan Williams, vice president of application development for Ahold USA, Landover, Md....More
INDIANAPOLIS — Marsh Supermarkets here said Tuesday that Joe Kelley, chief executive officer, has left the company to become president of Stop & Shop's New England division....More
QUINCY, Mass. – For sheer determination alone, Ahold USA deserves a lot of credit. While numerous other food retailers were testing and discarding handheld devices that let shoppers scan and bag their groceries throughout the store, Ahold USA’s Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover division kept plugging away....More
CHICAGO — Online grocer Peapod here on Thursday unveiled a display in a pedestrian subway tunnel here that allows shoppers to scan products, download the Peapod app and other functions....More
Harriet Hentges, VP, corporate responsibility, Ahold USA, tells Supermarket Guru Phil Lempert and SN Editor-in-Chief David Orgel at FMI2012 in Dallas that sustainable sourcing "can have a positive influence on improving the negative impact of the production" of supermarket goods....More
DALLAS – At its FMI2012 Show booth Tuesday, SN announced the winners of its 2012 Technology Excellence Awards: Ahold USA, Quincy, Mass., chain category; Affiliated Foods Midwest, Norfolk, Neb., wholesaler category; and Sunshine Foods, Brandon, S.D., independent category....More
DALLAS – While most consumers have not yet demanded that food businesses engage in practices that protect the environment, it’s imperative for retailers to support sustainable sourcing now rather than later, said Harriet Hentges, vice president of corporate responsibility at Ahold USA....More
DALLAS — Doing business with minority- and women-owned suppliers can pay dividends for the retailers who approach it correctly, according to a panel called “Supplier Diversity: The Business Case,” at FMI2012 here on Monday....More
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Catalina Marketing Corp., which supplies targeted coupon printing machines at the checkouts of thousands of supermarkets, announced that is has completed its acquisition of11-year-old Modiv Media, Quincy, Mass., known for providing the Scan It! scan-and-bag handheld and mobile app system used by Ahold USA's Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover division....More
