BRUSSELS, Belgium, April 25, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Delhaize Group (Euronext Brussels:DELB) (NYSE:DEG), the Belgian international food retailer, will release its first quarter 2002 earnings (for the thirteen weeks ended March 31, 2002) on Tuesday, May 7, 2002 at 8 a.m. CET. The press release will be available immediately after its publication on the Delhaize Group's Web site at www.delhaizegroup.com.
The Delhaize Group management team will be discussing the financial results for the first quarter 2002 during an investors' conference call that will start at 3 p.m. CET (9 a.m. EST) on Tuesday May 7, 2002. To participate in the conference call, please call +44.20.8781.0579 (U.K.) or 1.800.553.2379 (U.S.) and ask for "Delhaize."
The conference call will also be broadcast live over the Internet on Tuesday, May 7, 2002 from 3 p.m. until approximately 4 p.m. CET (between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. EST) at www.delhaizegroup.com. An audio replay of this Webcast will be available at the same Web site starting at 6 p.m. CET (12 p.m. EST) on May 7, 2002.
Delhaize Group
Delhaize Group is a Belgian food retailer that operated at the end 2001 a sales network of 2,444 stores in ten countries on three continents. In 2001, Delhaize Group posted EUR 21.4 billion in sales and cash earnings of EUR 339.0 million. Delhaize Group employs approximately 147,000 people. Delhaize Group is listed on Euronext Brussels and the New York Stock Exchange.
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.