Delhaize America, owner of Hannaford, is laying off 350 corporate employees, including an unspecified number at Hannaford’s headquarters in Scarborough.
Michael Norton, Hannaford’s spokesman, wouldn’t confirm how many of those layoffs would take place in Scarborough, where Hannaford employs roughly 1,000 people in corporate, back-office functions.
“We’re not parsing it now because we’re still telling people,” he said Wednesday.
Norton said the layoffs happen to be “pretty balanced” between North Carolina, where Delhaize America is based, and Scarborough, though equity in layoffs wasn’t the primary focus.
Delhaize America is also leaving 150 corporate jobs unfilled, for a total of 500 job cuts, Norton said.
Positions at the more than 50 Hannaford stores in Maine will not be affected, Norton said.
Delhaize America, owned by Belgian-based Delhaize Group, recently announced it was eliminating six vice president positions in Scarborough.
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