Ahold Beats Profit Estimates With More Store Brands and Price Cuts

August 26, 2009

Ahold logo image Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch owner of the U.S. Stop & Shop grocery chain, outperformed the market in same-store sales and margin growth through price reductions on core items such as soup and coffee, and expansion of its store brands.

Source: Bloomberg

Keywords: ahold, business, companies, food and beverage, grocery, industry, markets, private label food, private label non-foods, private label sales growth, royal ahold, stop & shop, store brand food, store brand non-foods, store brand sales growth

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