BRUSSELS, Belgium - Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels: DELB; NYSE: DEG) will release its second quarter earnings on Thursday, September 6, 2001 at 2:00 p.m. CET (8:00 a.m. EST) for the thirteen weeks ended June 30, 2001. The press release will be available from Thursday, September 6, 2001 on at 2:00 p.m. CET (8:00 a.m. EST) on the Delhaize Group web site at www.delhaizegroup.com.
Immediately following, Delhaize Group will conduct an investors' conference call at 3:00 p.m. CET (9:00 a.m. EST) on Thursday September 6, 2001. The Delhaize Group management team will be discussing the financial results for second quarter 2001.
The conference call will be broadcast live over the internet on Thursday, September 6, 2001 from 3:00 p.m. until approximately 4:00 p.m. CET (between 9:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. EST) at www.delhaizegroup.com. An audio replay of this web cast will be available at the same website starting at 8:00 p.m. CET (2:00 p.m. EST) on September 6, 2001
About Delhaize Group
Delhaize Group is a food retailer headquartered in Belgium, and listed on Euronext Brussels and on the New York Stock Exchange. At the end of the first quarter of 2001, Delhaize Group's sales network consisted of 2,402 stores in ten countries on three continents. In 2000, Delhaize Group achieved sales of EUR 18.2 billion (USD 16.8 billion) and net earnings of EUR 160.7 million (USD 148.1 million). Delhaize Group employs approximately 152,000 persons. For more information, visit the Delhaize Group web site at
www.delhaizegroup.com.
Certain statements contained in this press release and related statements by management may be deemed to be forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties, including those described in Delhaize Group's filings with the Securities and Exchange commission. Delhaize Group undertakes no obligation to update this forward-looking information except as required by law.