date:May 24, 2013
The Food Lion parent has hired Lazard Ltd to sell its Harveys and Sweetbay supermarket businesses, the sources said.
Chief Executive Officer Pierre-Olivier Beckers said the company was looking at options for the units, but declined to comment directly on whether advisors had been appointed to conduct the sale.
This is a question on the table at the moment, he said on the sidelines of the company's annual shareholders meeting.
Lazard could not be reached immediately for comment.
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