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Ahold & Delhaize: What The Analysts Said

The announcement earlier this week that Ahold and Delhaize are now in 'the final stages of negotiations' was met with a lively response from several top fi...

Delhaize Investors Pull Short Straw as Merger Terms Favour Ahold

The pairing of Royal Ahold and Delhaize Group was no Dutch treat for Delhaize’s shareholders, as Ahold investors look to be the winners in a deal ana...

Ahold To Acquire Delhaize In Biggest Grocery Deal In A Decade

Royal Ahold has agreed to acquire Delhaize Group for about €9.32 billion in shares, creating the fifth-biggest US supermarket retailer in the industry...

Ahold, Delhaize Said Near Grocery Merger to Challenge Wal-Mart

Royal Ahold and Delhaize Group, the Dutch and Belgian grocers, plan to announce a merger agreement as early as Wednesday to create the fifth-biggest U.S. s...

Ahold, Delhaize Said To Advance Talks With June Deal Sought

Merger talks between Royal Ahold and Delhaize Group are progressing as the Dutch and Belgian companies seek to reach an agreement as early as this month to...

Ahold First-Quarter Earnings Drop On Product Promotion Costs

Royal Ahold, the owner of the Stop & Shop and Albert Heijn supermarkets, has said that first-quarter earnings dropped due to product promotion...

Delhaize Workers Fear Ahold Merger Could Cost Jobs

Fear is growing among Delhaize employees in Belgium regarding the future of their jobs, following news of a proposed Delhaize-Ahold merger, according to re...

The Time Is Right for Decade’s Biggest Grocery Merger: Real M&A

Delhaize Group’s rising stock may have made it the right size for a merger with Royal Ahold NV. The Food Lion chain owner climbed more than 30 per c...