Ahold Delhaize

BRUSSELS, Belgium - A weakened dollar hurt results for the Delhaize Group in its fourth quarter, the retailer here said yesterday. Net sales for the quarter amounted to EUR 4.8 billion ($6.279 billion) -- a decrease of 1.0 percent compared to 2005. At identical exchange rates, however, revenue would have grown by 4.6 percent, supported by strong comparable store sales growth of 2.2 percent in the U.S., and 2.7 percent in Belgium and a continued high performance in Greece.

MONTPELIER, Va. - Executive from Wegmans, Stop & Shop, Target, and Associated Grocers of Baton Rouge were among the attendees at Salisbury, N.C.-based Food Lion's unveiling of an innovative new refrigeration technology here yesterday, as the Delhaize-owned supermarket operator became one of the first U.S. grocery chains to join the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new GreenChill partnership, an initiative through which companies pledge to go above and beyond regulatory requirements in protecting the ozone layer and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion LLC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and vendor-partner Hill Phoenix will host an informational tour next Tuesday of Food Lion's Montpelier, Va. Store, among the first to use a natural ingredient as the coolant in its refrigeration units.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion LLC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and vendor-partner Hill Phoenix will host an informational tour next Tuesday of Food Lion's Montpelier, Va. Store, among the first to use a natural ingredient as the coolant in its refrigeration units.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Food Lion LLC, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and vendor-partner Hill Phoenix will host an informational tour next Tuesday of Food Lion's Montpelier, Va. Store, among the first to use a natural ingredient as the coolant in its refrigeration units.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Global food retailer Delhaize Group has a lot of celebrating to do in 2007. The company will reflect on the anniversary of three milestones in its history: the 140-year reign of Delhaize Group; half a century's worth of Food Lion, Delhaize's largest subsidiary in the U.S.; and a 50-year record of operating supermarkets in Belgium.

SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion shared more details this week about its latest market renewal project, planned for Myrtle Beach, S.C., saying it plans to remodel 20 Myrtle Beach-area stores by mid-2007.

AMSTERDAM - Retail conglomerate Ahold, based here, said yesterday it would sell its Polish retail business, which has been losing money, to French supermarket operator Carrefour for 375 million euros (about $500 million), a higher price than analysts had expected