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Type: Public
On the web:
http://www.delhaizegroup.com
Employees:
138,622
Employee growth: 0.4%
This Belgian's roar can be heard from Brussels to Bali to Baltimore. Food retailer Delhaize Group runs more than 2,800 stores -- including flagship banner Delhaize Le Lion -- throughout the US, 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 conform to the 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, 2010:
Sales: $27,630.4M
One year growth: (3.3%)
Net income: $760.7M
Income growth: 3.3%
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:
Carrefour
Royal Ahold
Wal-Mart
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