Ahold Delhaize

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Bi-Lo Holdings, LLC here, the new parent company of the Bi-Lo and Bruno¿s Supermarkets chains that had been owned by Ahold, said yesterday it will transfer the ownership of its warehouse facilities and management of its distribution and replenishment functions to C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc., a food distributor based in Keene, N.H.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine - Hannaford Bros. Co., the multi-regional supermarket retailer and wholly owned subsidiary of Delhaize Group, has selected Peregrine Systems, Inc.'s Service Establishment solution to streamline the information technology service desk for its corporate headquarters and approximately 300 retail locations.

NEW YORK - Supermarket chains across the United States are hurrying to offer relief to the victims of the tsunami disaster that buffeted coastal regions in South Asia. Here's a breakdown of some of their efforts so far.

ZAANDAM, Netherlands - Ahold late last week said that had agreed to sell its Brazilian retail chain, G. Barbosa Comercial, Ltda., to an affiliate of ACON Investments, a Washington, D.C.-based investment firm with other retailing investments in Latin America, for an estimated $122.4 million, according to published reports.

GREENVILLE, S.C. - In a deal that helps Ahold close its "year of transition" in a much better position going forward, it will sell its Bi-Lo and Bruno's chains to investment group Lone Star Funds.

Having finally broken the cookie-cutter mold, Food Lion's management is building its future on a lot more than just price.

The squeeze on smaller operators will continue into 2005, but these merchants have strategies for staying ahead of the pack.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Bruno's Supermarkets, Inc. and United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1657 have extended a labor contract through July 2005 as the retailer's parent company, Netherlands-based Royal Ahold, approaches a self-imposed deadline to sell the chain, according to published reports.