BRUSSELS, BELGIUM--(Marketwire - Oct 31, 2012) - Delhaize Group (EURONEXT BRUSSELS: DELB) (NYSE: DEG), the Belgian international food retailer, confirms that it will announce its third quarter 2012 results (ended September 30, 2012) on Wednesday November 7, 2012 at 7:00 a.m. CET. The press release will be available on Delhaize Group's website (www.delhaizegroup.com) immediately after its publication.

The Delhaize Group management team will discuss the third quarter 2012 results during an investor conference call that will start at 03:00 p.m. CET (09:00 a.m. ET) on November 7, 2012. To participate in the conference call, please call +44 (0)20 7108 6248 (U.K) or +1 210 795 1098 (U.S.), with "Delhaize" as password.

The conference call will also be broadcast live over the internet on November 7, 2012 at 03:00 p.m. CET (09:00 a.m. ET) at www.delhaizegroup.com. An audio replay of this webcast will be available at the same website starting at 06:00 p.m. CET (12:00 p.m. ET) on November 7, 2012.

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Delhaize Group is a Belgian international food retailer present in eleven countries on three continents. At the end of the second quarter of 2012, Delhaize Group's sales network consisted of 3 365 stores. In 2011, Delhaize Group posted EUR 21.1 billion ($ 29.4 billion) in revenues and EUR 475 million ($ 661 million) in net profit (Group share). At the end of June 2012, Delhaize Group employed approximately 158 000 people. Delhaize Group's stock is listed on NYSE Euronext Brussels (DELB) and the New York Stock Exchange (DEG).

Press release in pdf format: http://hugin.info/133961/R/1653642/534116.pdf

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