Royal Ahold NV, the Dutch supermarket chain operators in the United States to stop and shop and giant, said its underlying profit growth slow but steady economic growth in the second quarter due.
Net profit fell 17 percent as the company sold its 50% stake earlier this year, the Scandinavian chain ICA, to 206 million euros ($ 275 million). Sales of 7.8 one billion euros, an increase of 1 percent - over the past few years, the figures reaffirm delete ICA.
CEO Dick Boer said sales grew 3% prefer and ignore the currency impact. U.S. sales growth of 2%, the Netherlands 5.6% and sales.
He said the company in the United States, has won market share and operating margin improved slightly from a year ago.
 



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