date:Aug 09, 2013
evenue, like-for-like sales grew 1.1% and, excluding the impact of the 11 stores closed in February 2013, U.S. revenues increased by 0.8%.
According to Delhaize, this growth was partly brought about by in-store price cuts - thanks to lower wholesale prices - and by a refurbishment program at Food Lion, its largest chain in the US.
Our Group has delivered solid results for the second quarter. In the U.S., we experienced our third consecutive quarter of positive volume growth. At Food Lion, 178