Ahold Delhaize

AMSTERDAM - Royal Ahold NV on Thursday offered investors some relief by revealing that its accounting problems don't appear to be widespread through the company, Dow Jones newswires reports.

LONDON - U.S. regulators are examining whether some of the supplier rebates booked by the U.S. Foodservice unit of Dutch retailer Ahold NV were deliberately inflated, people familiar with the situation told The Wall StreetJournal.

AMSTERDAM - Dutch retail and foodservice group Ahold said on Wednesday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission had started an inquiry into accounting irregularities at the supermarkets group.

DALLAS - Dallas-based Retalix USA, the US subsidiary of Retalix Ltd., has announced that Hannaford Bros. Co. has gone live with the Retalix StoreLine application.

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands - Global retailer Ahold on Wednesday confirmed it is engaged in exploratory talks regarding the possible sale of its stake in its Chilean supermarket activities that trade under the Santa Isabel banner.

SALISBURY, N.C. - Food Lion on Monday disclosed the locations of 41 money-losing stores in 10 states that it plans to close by the end of January. The closings will affect about 1,500 employees, the company said.

AMSTERDAM - Dutch retail giant Royal Ahold NV Wednesday said the chief executive of its U.S. supermarket chain Bruno's has resigned amid its latest restructuring, Dow Jones news wires reports.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Delhaize Group, the Belgian international food retailer, on Thursday said it will close 41 underperforming Food Lion stores and one Kash n' Karry by the end of January to protect Food Lion's future profitability and to strengthen its competitive position.