"Ahold Delhaize sought to acquire Carrefour" - RetailDetail EU

Dutch supermarket group Ahold Delhaize started secret talks with French Carrefour late last year with a view to a takeover, writes French magazine La Lettre. But in January Ahold Delhaize threw in the towel.

Last year, the Dutch-Belgian supermarket group Ahold Delhaize was interested in acquiring the French supermarket chain Carrefour. This was reported by the French news site La Lettre. Neither company commented on the reports.

"Ahold Delhaize sought to acquire Carrefour" - RetailDetail EU

At the end of last year, Ahold Delhaize reportedly started secret preliminary talks with Carrefour, aiming to acquire the French chain. By January, however, the negotiations had already ended. Direct talks Carrefour and Ahold Delhaize “held preparatory talks at the end of last year with a view to a takeover of the former by the latter“, French publication La Lettre writes. However, the Dutch retail group soon threw in the towel. According to the…

Dutch distributor Ahold Delhaize reportedly tried to acquire the French group at the end of last year before giving up for various reasons.