Peapod's salad days may have ended
News Peapod, so pressed for cash it is courting takeover offers, has received visits from representatives of United Parcel Service, HomeGrocer.com and Royal Ahold of the Netherlands, according to people familiar with the matter.
[March 31, 2000, 9:18]
Supermarket Giant Achieves Immediate ROI Using Cisco MDS 9000 Storage Solution
White Papers Ahold USA, a subsidiary of Netherlands-based Royal Ahold, the world's third largest food retailer, needed to consolidate and simplify its storage infrastructure. A Cisco MDS 9000 based solution has resulted in immediate return on investment...
[August 29, 2009, 1:23]
Tesco looks to conquer America
News Peapod, the other big player in the US market, had to be rescued from insolvency by Royal Ahold, an international food products company. Tap the sides of the online grocery business and you won't see too many signs of freshness.
[June 29, 2001, 15:08]
The Day Ahead: 'Band-Aid financing' won't work for some dot-coms
News Peapod which was down to $4.6m in cash as of March 31, raised $73m from Royal Ahold, the international food provider. Those cash strapped dot-coms sure are a resilient bunch -- for now. Instead of going out of business quietly, struggling dot-coms...
[May 17, 2000, 11:50]
