Ahold has announced consolidated net sales of €9.8bn for the fourth quarter of 2015, an increase of 21.4 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of 2014 while, for the full year of 2015, consolidated net sales were €38.2bn, an increase of 16.6 per cent.
Consolidated net sales in the fourth quarter and for the full year 2015 included a positive impact from an additional week compared to the previous year, the group confirmed.
Net sales in the fourth quarter and for the full year 2015 increased 3.1 per cent and 2.3 per cent respectively at constant exchange rates and on an adjusted basis.
In the US, sales excluding gas, adjusted for an additional week in 2015, increased 4.1 per cent at constant exchange rates compared to the fourth quarter 2014.
In the Netherlands, sales increased 5.5 per cent compared to the fourth quarter of 2014, while in the Czech Republic sales decreased 1.8 per cent at constant exchange rates.
