date:Aug 18, 2014
firms, the people said.
Spokesmen for Ahold, Delhaize, and Kroger declined to comment. Ahold owns several grocery chains in the U.S. - including Stop Shop, Giant Food, Giant Food Stores, Martins Food Markets and Peapod.
The sale effort comes during a period of consolidation in the grocery business with larger players such as Kroger and Cerberus, which is also in the process of acquiring Safeway Inc., buying rivals to build market share and lower costs.
Market Basket would give an outside bu