Ahold Delhaize

AMSTERDAM -- Ahold said yesterday that Marc Smith, c.e.o. of Ahold's Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover Arena, based in Quincy, Mass., will retire. The company said Smith will stay on for an indefinite period of time to allow for a smooth transition, and added that it has launched an internal and external search for Smith's successor.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Sweetbay and Kash n' Karry, the dual regional banners based here and operated by Delhaize America, now have a c.e.o.; Shelley G. Broader, formerly president and c.o.o. at the supermarket chains, has been promoted to the chief executive position after leading the successful creation of the Sweetbay concept, a completely new shopping experience for Florida shoppers.

Tchnology is the new labor management tool of choice for cutting costs, but it also has to keep employees and customers happy.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Bros. Co. here has launched its third annual "Have a Heart for Hunger" campaign. The aim of the program, which runs from Feb. 5 until March 4, is to help provide hunger relief to organizations in the five states served by the Northeast regional food retailer.

AMSTERDAM -- Ahold here has declined to comment on rumors that New York-based global private equity fund Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) may bid on Ahold's U.S. operations, which include grocery banners Stop & Shop, Giant-Carlisle, and Giant-Landover, while U.K. supermarket giant Tesco was interested in the Dutch retail conglomerate's European operations.

SALISBURY, N.C. -- Now through Feb. 28, all 490 Food Lion stores in North Carolina are conducting the "Shop & Care" campaign to support Easter Seals-United Cerebral Palsy of North Carolina, with more than 230 products marked with Shop & Care tags.

QUINCY, Mass. -- Ahold USA said it plans to offer fully automated DVD rental kiosks in Stop & Shop and Giant Food locations throughout the Northeast, in the wake of a successful yearlong trial at 12 Stop & Shop and Giant stores.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine -- Hannaford Supermarket and Pharmacy here will hold the grand opening of its new 62,000-square-foot Rochester, N.H. store on Saturday, Jan. 28.