Trading Statement Q1 2005
                                   Our highlights:

                                   > Consolidated first quarter 2005 net sales
First Quarter 2005                   amounted to EUR 13.0 billion
net sales                          > Decline of 1.0% compared to same period
                                     last year
                                   > Net sales impacted by lower currency
                                     exchange rates
                                   > Consolidated first quarter net sales growth
                                     excluding currency impact was 2.6%
                                   > First trading statement under IFRS



     Zaandam, The Netherlands, May 12, 2005 - Ahold today announced
     consolidated net sales (excluding VAT) of EUR 13.0 billion for the
     first quarter of 2005 (16 weeks: January 3, 2005 - April 24, 2005), a
     decline of 1.0% compared to the same period last year (Q1 2004: EUR
     13.1 billion). Net sales were impacted by lower currency exchange
     rates, in particular that of the U.S. dollar. Net sales excluding
     currency impact increased by 2.6% in the first quarter of 2005.

     The numbers presented in this trading statement include net sales
     accounted for in accordance with International Financial Reporting
     Standards ("IFRS"), which is Ahold's primary GAAP as from 2005. The
     impact from the adoption of IFRS is discussed under "Adoption of IFRS"
     below.

     The net sales numbers presented in this press release are preliminary
     and unaudited.

     Ahold Corporate Communications: +31 (0)75 - 659 5720



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Net sales per segment (excluding VAT)
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in millions of EUR unless otherwise stated

                                                    Q1             Q1
                                                   2005           2004*       % change

<S>                                     <C>       <C>            <C>       <C>
     Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover Arena   USD       5,030          4,807          4.6%
Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover Arena                     3,848          3,870          (0.6%)
     Giant-Carlisle/Tops Arena          USD       1,949          1,916          1.7%
Giant-Carlisle/Tops Arena                            1,491          1,542          (3.3%)
Albert Heijn Arena                                   2,003          1,922           4.2%
Central Europe Arena                                   406            354          14.7%
Schuitema**                                            940            942          (0.2%)
Rest of World                                            -              -               -
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Total retail                                         8,688          8,630           0.7%

     U.S. Foodservice                   USD       5,592          5,542          0.9%
U.S. Foodservice                                     4,278          4,462          (4.1%)

Group Support Office                                     -              -               -

Ahold Group                                         12,966         13,092          (1.0%)
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Average U.S. Dollar exchange rate
(USD/EUR)                                           0.7651         0.8051          (5.0%)

Unconsolidated JVs and equity investees              2,610          2,631          (0.8%)
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*    Comparative Q1 2004 numbers were adjusted for discontinued operations in
     accordance with IFRS.
**   Due to the divestment of our Spanish operations, Schuitema is the only
     remaining consolidated entity within the segment previously named "Other
     Europe".

Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover Arena
o    Net sales at our Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover Arena in the first quarter of
     2005 increased by 4.6% to USD 5.0 billion (Q1 2004: USD 4.8 billion). Net
     sales in the first quarter of 2005 included USD 83 million of net sales to
     BI-LO and Bruno's, which prior to their sale in the first quarter, were
     eliminated as intercompany sales.
o    Identical sales at Stop & Shop declined by 0.2%, while identical sales at
     Giant-Landover declined by 3.6%. Identical sales at both Stop & Shop and
     Giant-Landover continue to reflect the impact of primarily competitive
     store openings.
o    Comparable sales at Stop & Shop increased by 0.2%, while comparable sales
     at Giant-Landover declined by 3.0%.
o    Peapod continues to show strong net sales.


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Giant-Carlisle/Tops Arena
o    Net sales at our Giant-Carlisle/Tops Arena in the first quarter of 2005
     increased by 1.7% to USD 1.9 billion (Q1 2004: USD 1.9 billion).
o    Identical sales at Giant-Carlisle increased by 3.7% mainly due to growth in
     sales per customer driven by our successful customer loyalty programs
     within a very competitive market. Identical sales at Tops declined by 1.2%
     mostly impacted by a lower identical customer count.
o    Comparable sales at Giant-Carlisle increased by 4.6%, while comparable
     sales at Tops declined by 1.0%.

Albert Heijn Arena
o    Net sales at our Albert Heijn Arena in the first quarter of 2005 increased
     by 4.2% to EUR 2.0 billion (Q1 2004: EUR 1.9 billion).
o    Albert Heijn net sales increased by 4.9% to EUR 1.8 billion (Q1 2004: EUR
     1.7 billion). Albert Heijn continued its repositioning program in the Dutch
     retail market by, among other things, repositioning the Health, Beauty and
     Care categories in this quarter.
o    In a deflationary market, identical sales at Albert Heijn increased by
     4.3%, primarily as a result of a higher number of customer visits.

Central Europe Arena
o    Net sales at our Central Europe Arena in the first quarter of 2005
     increased by 14.7% to EUR 406 million (Q1 2004: EUR 354 million). The net
     sales growth in the first quarter of 2005 excluding currency impact was
     2.5%. Excluding the Polish hypermarkets which were divested during the
     first quarter, this growth would have been 9.3% in local currencies.
o    The identical sales growth of our compact hypermarkets and supermarkets in
     Central Europe was positive, resulting from more customers despite a lower
     average basket size. Identical sales for the entire Arena declined by 0.6%
     mainly due to our divested hypermarkets in Poland that were still included
     for two months.

Schuitema
o    Net sales at Schuitema in the first quarter of 2005 were substantially at
     the same level as in the first quarter of 2004 (EUR 0.9 billion).
o    Despite the ongoing price competition, Schuitema was able to sustain the
     same level of net sales mainly as a result of higher volumes.

U.S. Foodservice
o    In the first quarter of 2005, U.S. Foodservice net sales increased by 0.9%
     to USD 5.6 billion (Q1 2004: USD 5.5 billion).
o    Net sales for the quarter were negatively impacted by approximately 3% as a
     result of the company's national account customer rationalization program.
o    Food price inflation continued to be the primary driver of the overall net
     sales growth.

Unconsolidated joint ventures and equity investees
o    Net sales at our unconsolidated joint ventures and equity investees in the
     first quarter of 2005 decreased by 0.8% to EUR 2.6 billion (Q1 2004: EUR
     2.6 billion).
o    At ICA, the first quarter 2005 net sales decreased by 4.5% to SEK 16.6
     billion (Q1 2004: SEK 17.4 billion), mainly due to entering into a 50/50
     unconsolidated joint venture involving Kesko and ICA's Baltic operations in
     January 2005 and the sale of the Danish operations in August 2004.
o    Net sales at ICA Sweden increased due to a successful price-repositioning
     campaign which began in March. Net sales at ICA Norway were under pressure
     as a result of increased competition from price focused retail players.


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Adoption of IFRS

This trading statement includes net sales accounted for in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), which is Ahold's primary
GAAP as from 2005. The transition to IFRS did not have an impact on the revenue
recognition criteria. However, the net sales presented in this trading statement
(including comparative figures for the first quarter of 2004) are impacted by
IFRS with respect to discontinued operations. Under Dutch GAAP, the results from
operations that qualify as discontinued operations are included in continuing
operations in the statement of operations until the date the operations are
sold. Under IFRS, the results from operations that qualify as discontinued
operations are presented separately from continuing operations in the statement
of operations. As required under IFRS, the prior year net sales figures included
as comparatives in this trading statement have been adjusted to exclude net
sales from discontinued operations. Following is a reconciliation between
reported net sales in Q1 2004 under Dutch GAAP and comparative net sales under
IFRS for the same period:

in millions
Net sales as reported in Q1 2004 under Dutch GAAP      EUR 15,370
Net sales in Q1 2004 from discontinued operations      (EUR 2,278)
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Net sales as reported in Q1 2004 under IFRS            EUR 13,092

The following operations qualified as discontinued operations under IFRS at the
end of the first quarter of 2005:

Bompreco/Hipercard            divested in the first quarter of 2004
Thailand                      divested in the first quarter of 2004
Spain                         divested in the fourth quarter of 2004
Disco                         divested* in the fourth quarter of 2004
BI-LO/Bruno's                 divested in the first quarter of 2005
G. Barbosa                    divested in the first quarter of 2005
Deli XL                       divestment planned in 2005

* Ownership of approximately 85% of the outstanding shares in Disco has been
transferred; Ahold intends to transfer the remaining Disco shares as soon as
legally possible.

Definitions
o    Identical sales compare sales from exactly the same stores.
o    Comparable sales are identical sales plus sales from replacement stores.
o    Currency impact: the impact of using different exchange rates to translate
     the financial figures of our subsidiaries to Euros. The financial figures
     of the previous year are recalculated using the actual exchange rates in
     order to understand the currency impact.

Disclaimer
Certain statements in this press release are "forward-looking statements" within
the meaning of U.S. federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, statements regarding the divestment of Deli XL
and the timing thereof and the transfer of the remaining approximately 15% of
the Disco shares. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the future results expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the information set forth in the forward-looking statements
include, but are not limited to, the ability of Ahold to find a buyer for Deli
XL and to reach an agreement acceptable to it, the inability to address, or
delays in addressing, legal obstacles to the consummation of any resulting
transaction, the inability to satisfy, or delays in satisfying, other closing
conditions for any such transaction, any inability to transfer, or delay in
transferring, the remaining approximately 15% of the Disco shares, the inability
to address, or delays in addressing, court orders in effect currently or in the
future that may prohibit the sale and/or transfer of Disco shares and other
legal obstacles to the completion of the transaction, actions of courts, law
enforcement agencies, government agencies and other third parties, and other
factors some of which are discussed in the public filings of Ahold. Many of
these factors are beyond Ahold's ability to control or predict. Given these
uncertainties, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the
forward-looking statements, which only speak as of the date of this press
release. Ahold does not undertake any obligation to release publicly any
revisions to the forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events or circumstances, except as may be required under
applicable securities laws. Outside The Netherlands, Koninklijke Ahold N.V.,
being its registered name, presents itself under the name of "Royal Ahold" or
simply "Ahold."


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