Stop & Shop Supermarket Company

The Dutch retail group Ahold said Wednesday that its first-quarter profit fell by an annualised 3.1 percent owing to challenging market conditions caused by Europe's financial slump.

LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch grocer Ahold <AHLN.AS> beat forecasts with a 5 percent rise in third-quarter profit as it gained market share and managed to pass on higher food costs to cash-strapped shoppers in its main U.S. business.

LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch grocer Ahold <AHLN.AS> beat forecasts with a 5 percent rise in third-quarter profit as it gained market share and managed to pass on higher food costs to cash-strapped shoppers, particularly in its main U.S. market.

LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch grocer Ahold <AHLN.AS> beat forecasts with a 5 percent rise in third-quarter profit as higher food prices and market share gains drove a better-than-expected sales performance, despite tough trading conditions.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For decades, American workers and their machines advanced in tandem. As companies invested in technology, more workers were needed to operate machines.

Grocer A&P seeks bankruptcy protection; a loss for investors but benefit to competitors. The fall into bankruptcy court by the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. is the culmination of years of decline but creates an opportunity for its competitors and could mean further consolidation in the supermarket industry.

LONDON (Reuters) - Dutch grocer Ahold <AHLN.AS> expects tough conditions in its main U.S. market to persist, it said on Thursday, as it missed forecasts with a 7.5 percent rise in third-quarter operating profit.

Ahold Q3 net profit drops as company resumes paying taxes; sales, operating profits grow. 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.

Supermarket operator Ahold promotes Dick Boer to CEO, replacing John Rishton in March 2011. 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.

Supermarket operator Ahold reports 3 percent rise in Q2 profits; US, Dutch margins steady. 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.

Calendar of major business events scheduled for Thursday. Major business events and economic events scheduled for Thursday:

Product recalls this week include baby recliners, lacrosse gloves, riding lawn mowers. Recliners designed to help fussy babies sleep top this week's list of recalls. Babies can be at risk of being trapped or suffocating if they're left in a recliner placed in a crib, rather than on the floor. Federal officials are investigating a report of a 4-month-old girl from Michigan who died in a Nap Nanny recliner that was being used in a crib.

Product recall: alfalfa sprouts, dietary supplement. The following recalls have been announced:

Court in NY tosses conviction for former chief marketing officer of food products distributor. 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.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Grocers Giant Food LLC and Stop & Shop Supermarket Co said on Friday that they have removed all Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken and Rice single-serve frozen entrees from their stores due to potential salmonella contamination.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Grocers Giant Food LLC and Stop & Shop Supermarket Co said on Friday that they have removed all Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken and Rice single-serve frozen entrees from their stores due to potential salmonella contamination.

Mayor: Boston schools, restaurants open despite water break affecting 2 million residents. Crews made faster-than-expected progress Sunday repairing a broken pipe that cut the clean water supply to 2 million Boston-area residents, prompting Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino to urge schools, businesses and commuters to resume their normal routines as the workweek began.

Workers OK Stop & Shop agreement, boosting wages, maintaining pension, health benefits. Supermarket workers at Stop & Shop in southern New England have ratified a contract that ends weeks of difficult negotiations over wages and benefits.

Shaw's Supermarkets laying off 967 in Connecticut as it sells all stores in the state. Shaw's Supermarkets Inc. will be laying off 967 workers in Connecticut as it sells all its stores in the state.

Stop & Shop operator Ahold reports 8.2 percent fall in 4th quarter profit. 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.