Delhaize Group is a food retailer headquartered in Belgium which operates in eight countries and on three continents. The principal activity of Delhaize Group is the operation of food supermarkets.

History

Delhaize Group was founded in Belgium in 1867.

As of 31 December 2006, Delhaize Group had a sales network (which includes directly operated, franchised, and affiliated stores) of 2,705 stores and employed approximately 140,000 people. Store formats are primarily supermarkets, which represent 85% of Delhaize Group's sales network. Delhaize Group's sales network also includes other store formats such as neighborhood stores, convenience stores, and specialty stores.

In addition to food retailing, which accounted for approximately 95% of Delhaize Group's sales in 2005, Delhaize Group also engages in food wholesaling to stores in its sales network and in nonfood retailing of products such as pet products and health and beauty products.

Delhaize Group recorded sales of €19.225 billion in 2006 and net income of €351.9 million. Delhaize Group's operations are located primarily in the United States (Food Lion LLC, Hannaford Bros. Co.

Hannaford Bros. Co.

Hannaford is an American supermarket chain based in Scarborough, Maine. Founded in 1883, Hannaford now operates stores in New England and upstate New York. Formerly known as Shop 'N' Save, Hannaford is owned by the American subsidiary of the Belgian Delhaize Group, Delhaize America, which owns over...

, and Sweetbay Supermarket

Sweetbay Supermarket

Sweetbay Supermarket is a chain of American supermarkets located entirely in Florida. The first Sweetbay Supermarket to open was in Seminole, Florida, in November 2004. The company is headquartered in Tampa, Florida, and is a part of the Belgian Delhaize Group....

) and Belgium. Other operations are located in Greece, Indonesia, Luxembourg and Romania.

In 2007, the company left the Czech market after 16 years and sold all of its 97 supermarkets to Billa. In 2009, the company left the German market after 6 years and sold all of its 4 supermarkets to REWE Group

REWE Group

REWE Group is a diversified retail and tourism group based in Germany. Its current turnover is around 50.91 billion euros. It operates in 14 European countries and employs over 325,000 people in its trading and travel divisions.- Trading :...

.

Europe

Belgium

• Delhaize
• Red Market
• AD Delhaize
• City Delhaize
• Proxy Delhaize
• Shop'n Go
• Tom&Co
• Caddyhome

Luxembourg

• Delhaize
• City Delhaize

Greece

• Alfa-Beta Vassilopoulos
• City AB
• AB Shop'n Go
• AB Food Market
• ENA
• Red Market

Romania

• Mega Image
  Mega Image
  Mega Image is a Romanian supermarket chain owned by Delhaize Group which operates stores under the name Mega Image, Shop'n Go, and Red Market.Mega Image supermarkets can be found in Bucharest, Constanţa, Ploieşti and all the big cities in the country....
  
  
• Shop'n Go
• Red Market

Serbia

• Maxi
• Tempo Centar

North America

United States

Operates as Delhaize America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Delhaize Group:

• Food Lion LLC
  • Food Lion
    Food Lion
    Food Lion LLC is an American grocery store company headquartered in Salisbury, North Carolina that operates approximately 1,300 supermarkets in 11 Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states as well as Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia under the Food Lion, Harveys Supermarket, Bloom, Bottom Dollar...
    
    
  • Bloom
    Bloom (store)
    Bloom is a chain of mid-grade North American grocery stores operated by Food Lion. Bloom was established in 2004 and is an operating division of Food Lion.-Creation:...
    
    
  • Bottom Dollar Food
    Bottom Dollar Food
    Bottom Dollar Food is a soft-discount grocery chain. It is a subsidiary of Delhaize America, the U.S. division of international food retailer Delhaize Group.Bottom Dollar Food sells an assortment of both private brands and national brands at low prices...
    
    
  • Harveys Supermarkets
  • Reid's
• Hannaford Bros. Co.
  Hannaford Bros. Co.
  Hannaford is an American supermarket chain based in Scarborough, Maine. Founded in 1883, Hannaford now operates stores in New England and upstate New York. Formerly known as Shop 'N' Save, Hannaford is owned by the American subsidiary of the Belgian Delhaize Group, Delhaize America, which owns over...
  
  
• Sweetbay Supermarkets

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