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ZAANDAM, The Netherlands, March 01, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ahold today announced it has sold its Brazilian retail chain Bompreco to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Simultaneously, Ahold sold its Brazilian credit...

ZAANDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 27, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ahold today announced that as part of Ahold's corporate governance initiative, term limits have been established for Corporate Executive Board...

ZAANDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 20, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Jan Andreae, member of the Executive Board of Royal Ahold (NYSE:AHO), has decided on his own initiative to withdraw from the Executive Board. Jan...

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands, Feb. 16, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ahold: Highlights - More rights for shareholders - Agreement on cumulative preferred financing shares - Rotation plan for current...

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands, Feb. 12, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ahold (NYSE:AHO) today announced that it has received the request that the VEB (Association of Dutch Stockholders) has filed at the Enterprise...

ZAANDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 12, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ahold today announced that agreement has been reached with the holders of (depository receipts of) cumulative preferred financing shares (the...

ZAANDAM, Netherlands, Feb. 11, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ahold today announced its intention to divest its BI-LO and Bruno's subsidiaries, two of the leading supermarket chains in the Southeast region of...

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands, Jan. 23, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ahold today confirmed that exclusive negotiations with joint prospective buyers, the investor Mr. Fransisco de Narvaez and Casino Guichard...

ZAANDAM, Netherlands, Jan. 20, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ahold (NYSE:AHO) today announced further steps in its strategic program to streamline the company and improve long-term efficiency. The Ahold U.S....

ZAANDAM, The Netherlands, Jan. 19, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Ahold today announced that its U.S. subsidiary Tops Markets LLC ("Tops") intends to divest its chain of 204 convenience stores. These are...