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Delhaize Ends Bloom Banner

BRUSSELS — Delhaize Group here said last week it plans to shutter 113 Food Lion stores and eliminate the Bloom banner as part of a broader reorganization that will eliminate about 5,000 jobs. More
Top Executive

Pierre-Olivier Beckers - CEO

Delhaize Group has made great progress in making its American chains function more like a single company to create efficiencies, Pierre-Olivier Beckers, the company's chief executive officer, told SN in an interview...More

  • Feb. 9, 2012
    Article

    Grocers Drop Paper Product at WWF Urging

    WASHINGTON — Bi-Lo, Brookshire Grocery Co., Delhaize Group, Harris Teeter, Kmart, Kroger, Supervalu and Weis Markets have stopped carrying tissue products made with fiber from Asia Pulp & Paper due to its link to destruction of Indonesian rainforests and tiger habitats, according to a World Wildlife Fund report....More
  • Jan. 31, 2012
    Article

    Social Networking Called Major Opportunity 1

    ORLANDO, Fla. — The food industry can grab opportunities in social media if it overcomes myths and better understands the landscape, said Cathy Green Burns, president, Food Lion, Harvey’s and Reid’s, at the FMI Midwinter Executive Conference here....More
  • Jan. 30, 2012
    Article

    POS Drives Replenishment in Food Lion Test 1

    ORLANDO, Fla. — Food Lion is working on changing the way CPG vendors such as PepsiCo replenish its distribution centers and stores by offering them visibility into current and expected consumer demand as reflected by store-level inventory and sales....More
  • Jan. 25, 2012
    Article

    Food Lion Completing CAO Rollout

    ORLANDO, Fla. — Food Lion is close to completing a rollout of computer-assisted ordering (CAO) to all of its more than 1,500 stores, according to Scott Craig, director of supply chain, Delhaize America....More
  • Jan. 24, 2012
    Article

    Food Lion to Reopen Tornado-Ravaged DC

    ORLANDO, Fla. — In two weeks, Food Lion plans to reopen its Dunn, N.C., distribution center, severely damaged by a tornado nine months ago, and will turn on the refrigeration by Feb. 18, said Gerald Greenleaf, vice president, distribution and transportation, Delhaize America....More
  • Jan. 24, 2012
    Article

    Food Lion, PepsiCo Pilot Boosts Stock Levels

    ORLANDO, Fla. — Food Lion was able to cut distribution center inventory and out-of-stocks for PepsiCo’s Gatorade while reducing store out-of-stocks in a pilot conducted last year in which PepsiCo was supplied with POS sales data that it could use to forecast sales....More
  • Jan. 23, 2012
    Article

    Store Brands 2012: Facebook Friendly

    Retailers leverage the power of social media to bring their store brands to life. SN recognizes the Top 10 promotions in its Store Brands 2012 report....More
  • Jan. 23, 2012
    Article

    Food Lion Redraws Its Footprint

    SALISBURY, N.C. — Food Lion’s decision to reduce its presence in several markets throughout the Southeast, combined with its planned conversion of 64 Bloom and Bottom Dollar stores to Food Lion, shifts the banner’s geographic concentration to skew more heavily to its northernmost markets and opens up market-share opportunities for rivals in the South....More
  • Jan. 20, 2012
    Article

    Bottom Dollar Food Sets Pittsburgh Openings 2

    PITTSBURGH — Bottom Dollar Food is planning to open its first seven stores in this market Jan. 26, the company said Friday, followed by another round of seven openings in Western Pennsylvania and Youngstown, Ohio, on Feb. 9....More
  • Jan. 19, 2012
    Article

    Hannaford Shoppers See Recycling Impact

    SCARBOROUGH, Maine — Shoppers who recycle bottles and cans via self-serve kiosks at 46 Hannaford Supermarkets in Maine can now track the environmental impact of their efforts via an online tool provided by Clynk, the kiosk supplier....More
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GENERAL INFORMATION

Corporate Headquarters
Salisbury, N.C.

Number of Stores
1,627

Store Banners
Food Lion, Hannaford Bros., Sweetbay, Bottom Dollar Food, Bloom, Harvey's

Website
www.delhaizeamerica.com

Company Contact

TOP MANAGEMENT

Pierre-Olivier Beckers
CEO

Ronald Hodge
EVP, Delhaize Group and CEO, Hannaford

Cathy Green
President, Food Lion

Meg Ham
President, Bottom Dollar

Mike Vail
President and CEO, Sweetbay

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Sales:
$19.2 billion (FY 2011)
$18.8 billion (FY 2010)

2011 1st Quarter
$4.7 billion

2011 2nd Quarter
$4.9 billion

2011 3rd Quarter
$4.9 billion

2011 4th Quarter
$4.8 billion

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Upcoming Delhaize America Events
  • Mar 08
    2012: Q4 Results
     
     
  • May 03
    2012: Q1 Results
     
     
  • Aug 22
    2012: Q2 Results
     
     

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