By Russell Redman Source: Supermarket News Following pandemic-driven sales spikes a year ago, global food retailer Ahold Delhaize upheld strong U.S. e-commerce growth and eked out a comparable-sales gain in the fiscal 2021 first quarter. For the quarter ended April 4, net sales at Ahold Delhaize USA rose 3.6% to [...]
Ahold Delhaize USA’s The Giant Company supermarket chain and Peapod Digital Labs subsidiary have partnered with robotics solution provider Swisslog to automate the new Giant Direct e-commerce fulfillment center (EFC) in Philadelphia. Carlisle, Pa.-based Giant said Tuesday that Swisslog will build out the technology capabilities at the 124,000-square-foot facility. The [...]
Net sales were €17.8 billion, up 6.8%, or 10.1% at constant exchange rates In the U.S. and Europe, comp sales growth excluding gas was up 12.4% and 7.5%, respectively Net consumer online sales grew 62.6% at constant exchange rates; including 114.7% growth in the U.S. COVID-19-related costs were approximately €470 million [...]