Ahold CEO Dick Boer at the helm at supermarket giant ‘- Telegraaf.nl

Dick Boer, the current chief executive of Ahold, probably gets the leadership in the joint mega company that will form the Dutch supermarket group Delhaize with rival when the merger talks are almost completed succeed

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Delhaize Ahold have been some time talking about a merger, but negotiations have gained momentum. Trading in the share of Delhaize has halted pending further messages in.

The Ahold shares a positive spin already made thanks to the strong recovery in dollar headed 1.8% higher. Takeover target Delhaize jumped 6.3%.

Both parties are active in the supermarket essence of America and complement each other in that country. In the Netherlands, Ahold’s Albert Heijn under the brand leader

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