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Type: Public
On the web:
http://www.delhaizegroup.com
Employees:
141,000
Employee growth: 2.3%
This Belgian's roar can be heard from Brussels to Bali to Baltimore. Food retailer Delhaize Group runs some 2,700 stores -- including flagship banner Delhaize Le Lion -- throughout North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia. Food retailing accounts for a lion's share of the company's profits, but it also engages in food wholesaling and non-food retailing of pet and health and beauty products. Delhaize Group's sales network consists of company-operated, affiliated, and franchised stores, 85% of which are in supermarket format. Other store formats include neighborhood, convenience, and specialty stores. US subsidiary Delhaize America is one of the largest supermarket operators on the East Coast.
Key numbers for fiscal year ending December, 2008:
Sales: $26,814.3M
One year growth: (3.9%)
Net income: $675.2M
Income growth: 8.1%
Officers:
Chairman: Baron Georges Jacobs de Hagen
Group President, CEO, and Director; Chairman and CEO Delhaize America: Pierre-Olivier Beckers
EVP and CFO: Stéfan Descheemaeker
Competitors:
Ahold USA
Carrefour
Royal Ahold
