<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - ahold</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/ahold</link><description>Newsvine - ahold</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:21:39 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 13:23:09 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>Pension costs dent retailer Ahold's Q4 profits</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch operator of U.S. supermarket chains Stop & Shop and Giant, has reported a 41 percent fall in fourth quarter profits as a result of pension and restructuring charges.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17127684-pension-costs-dent-retailer-aholds-q4-profits</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/28/17127684-pension-costs-dent-retailer-aholds-q4-profits</guid><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>earns</category><category>world-news</category><category>ahold</category><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:03:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ahold selling stake in Scandinavian ICA stores</title>
<description><![CDATA[Dutch supermarket operator Royal Ahold NV says it has agreed to sell its 60-percent stake in Scandinavian retailer ICA for 21.2 billion krona ($3.3 billion) to investment group Hakon Invest.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16923627-ahold-selling-stake-in-scandinavian-ica-stores</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/11/16923627-ahold-selling-stake-in-scandinavian-ica-stores</guid><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>royal-ahold-nv</category><category>world-news</category><category>ahold</category><category>ica</category><category>hakon-invest</category><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 09:32:04 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ahold reports sales rise 4.3 percent in US</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of supermarket chains Stop & Shop and Giant, said U.S. sales rose 4.3 percent to $6.1 billion ((EURO)4.6 billion) in the fourth quarter from the same period the year before, with its performance boosted by its stores remaining mostly open during Hurricane Sandy.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16558742-ahold-reports-sales-rise-43-percent-in-us</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/17/16558742-ahold-reports-sales-rise-43-percent-in-us</guid><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>update</category><category>trading</category><category>world-news</category><category>ahold</category><category>hurricane-sandy</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2013 08:02:25 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Supermarket operator Ahold says 3Q earnings down</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch operator of the U.S. Stop & Shop and Giant supermarket chains, says third quarter earnings fell sharply due to higher tax costs.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15180568-supermarket-operator-ahold-says-3q-earnings-down</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/15/15180568-supermarket-operator-ahold-says-3q-earnings-down</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>earns</category><category>ahold</category><pubDate>Thu, 15 Nov 2012 07:44:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ahold 2Q earnings rise</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Ahold NV says its profits rose 25 percent in the second quarter thanks to the weaker euro and a strong performance at its stores in the United States, where it owns the Giant and Stop & Shop chains.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13427295-ahold-2q-earnings-rise</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/08/23/13427295-ahold-2q-earnings-rise</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>earns</category><category>royal-ahold-nv</category><category>ahold</category><pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:36:10 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Supermarket operator Ahold: earnings dip in Q1</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of U.S. supermarket chains Stop & Shop and Giant, says first quarter sales rose but earnings declined in the first quarter, mostly due to the timing of the Easter holiday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/06/12078962-supermarket-operator-ahold-earnings-dip-in-q1</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/06/12078962-supermarket-operator-ahold-earnings-dip-in-q1</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>earns</category><category>ahold</category><pubDate>Wed, 6 Jun 2012 06:36:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d7673de3-e9e7-452b-ab31-1ed29606076e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="270" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=d7673de3-e9e7-452b-ab31-1ed29606076e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Tuesday, June 5, 2012, photo, shows the new Stop &amp; Shop super market store in Pembroke, Mass. Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of U.S. supermarket chains Stop &amp; Shop and Giant, says first quarter sales rose but earnings declined in the first quarter, mostly due to the timing of the Easter holiday. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=94cd1234-966d-44bd-8cb0-e876c075b29a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=94cd1234-966d-44bd-8cb0-e876c075b29a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This Tuesday, June 5, 2012, photo, shows a truck at the new Stop &amp; Shop super market store in Pembroke, Mass. Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of U.S. supermarket chains Stop &amp; Shop and Giant, says first quarter sales rose but earnings declined in the first quarter, mostly due to the timing of the Easter holiday. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Supermarket owner Ahold sees profit rise in Q3</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of U.S. supermarket chains Giant and Stop & Shop, reported a 5 percent rise in operating profit for the third quarter, as growth in the U.S. offset a decline in the Netherlands.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Toby Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Toby Sterling]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/17/8851742-supermarket-owner-ahold-sees-profit-rise-in-q3</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/11/17/8851742-supermarket-owner-ahold-sees-profit-rise-in-q3</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>earns</category><category>world-news</category><category>ahold</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:11:46 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ahold Q3 net profit drops as taxes rise</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of the Stop & Shop and Giant supermarkets in the United States, reported a 4.4 fall in third quarter earnings Thursday, due to higher taxes, even as sales and operating profits grew.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/18/5486592-ahold-q3-net-profit-drops-as-taxes-rise</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/11/18/5486592-ahold-q3-net-profit-drops-as-taxes-rise</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>earns</category><category>ahold</category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:53:30 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ahold appoints Dick Boer as new CEO</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of supermarkets including the U.S. Stop & Shop and Giant chains, says it will appoint Dutchman Dick Boer as its chief executive effective March 2011, replacing John Rishton.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/30/5205924-ahold-appoints-dick-boer-as-new-ceo</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/09/30/5205924-ahold-appoints-dick-boer-as-new-ceo</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>ahold</category><category>dutchman-dick-boer</category><category>john-rishton</category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 07:22:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ahold reports 3 percent rise in Q2 profits</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch operator of the Stop & Shop and Giant grocery chains in the United States, said Thursday its second quarter profits rose just three percent due to a loss at its Scandinavian joint venture ICA.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/26/4972916-ahold-reports-3-percent-rise-in-q2-profits</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/08/26/4972916-ahold-reports-3-percent-rise-in-q2-profits</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>earns</category><category>ahold</category><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:11:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>New trial ordered in NYC for ex-food service boss</title>
<description><![CDATA[A federal appeals court ordered a new trial Thursday for the former chief marketing officer of one of the nation's biggest food products distributors, saying errors by a judge make it necessary to dissolve the conviction and the seven-year prison term that followed.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Larry Neumeister]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Larry Neumeister]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/01/4595312-new-trial-ordered-in-nyc-for-ex-food-service-boss</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/07/01/4595312-new-trial-ordered-in-nyc-for-ex-food-service-boss</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>sentence</category><category>ahold</category><pubDate>Thu, 1 Jul 2010 17:10:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Supermarket operator Ahold profit drops in Q4</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of the Stop & Shop and Giant supermarket chains in the US, reported an 8.2 percent fall in profit for the fourth quarter on Thursday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/04/3977097-supermarket-operator-ahold-profit-drops-in-q4</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2010/03/04/3977097-supermarket-operator-ahold-profit-drops-in-q4</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>earns</category><category>ahold</category><pubDate>Thu, 4 Mar 2010 09:54:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>US Ahold unit buys Ukrop grocery chain</title>
<description><![CDATA[Dutch grocer Royal Ahold NV will acquire a Virginia super market chain in a deal valued at $140 million, the company said Thursday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/17/3647568-us-ahold-unit-buys-ukrop-grocery-chain</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/12/17/3647568-us-ahold-unit-buys-ukrop-grocery-chain</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>acquisition</category><category>royal-ahold-nv</category><category>ahold</category><category>ukrop</category><pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:09:53 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Retailer Ahold reports 13 percent rise in 4Q sales</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Ahold NV, the operator of the Stop & Shop and Giant grocery chains in the U.S., reported Friday that sales grew 13 percent in the fourth quarter, helped by a stronger dollar.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/16/2318368-retailer-ahold-reports-13-percent-rise-in-4q-sales</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/01/16/2318368-retailer-ahold-reports-13-percent-rise-in-4q-sales</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>ahold</category><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 07:52:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ahold 3Q earnings fall despite higher sales</title>
<description><![CDATA[Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of U.S. grocery chains including Stop & Shop and Giant, on Thursday said third-quarter earnings fell 8.9 percent on higher taxes and a worse performance by a Scandinavian chain. But shares rose as the figures beat analyst expectations.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/20/2131313-ahold-3q-earnings-fall-despite-higher-sales</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2008/11/20/2131313-ahold-3q-earnings-fall-despite-higher-sales</guid><category>business</category><category>eu</category><category>netherlands</category><category>earns</category><category>ahold</category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:25:21 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Ahold Settles Suits With Former CEO, CFO</title>
<description><![CDATA[The former chief executive officer of Dutch retailer Royal Ahold NV will pay the company 5 million euros ($7 million) to settle claims stemming from one of Europe's worst financial scandals, the company said Friday.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Toby Sterling]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Toby Sterling]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/05/1005069-ahold-settles-suits-with-former-ceo-cfo</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2007/10/05/1005069-ahold-settles-suits-with-former-ceo-cfo</guid><category>business</category><category>netherlands</category><category>royal-ahold-nv</category><category>ahold</category><pubDate>Fri, 5 Oct 2007 14:00:05 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>