Ahold U.S. reports 2Q sales increase

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands Ahold reported that second quarter net sales at its Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover division increased 1.7% to $4 billion. Identical sales at Stop & Shop increased 2.2% (including fuel sales), while Giant-Landover indentical sales decreased 1.5% (including gasoline sales). Comparable sales at Stop & Shop and Giant-Landover increased 2.4% and 1.4%, respectively.

For its Giant-Carlisle division, Ahold reported net sales of $1.1 billion, an 11.5% increase over last year's quarter. Identical sales increased 7% (including gas sales). Comparable sales increased 7.7%.