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10 March 2023
Delhaize has announced plans to sell all of its in-house stores to independent franchisers. Transition to one operating model Delhaize currently operates in Belgium with two models for stores. Firstly, its affiliate model includes 636 stores operated by independent franchisees across its AD Delhaize, Proxy, and Shop & Go banners. It also has 128 stores currently under own management. The...
27 February 2023
In Belgium, Delhaize has opened 50 unmanned stores at workplaces in partnership with Selecta over the last 12 months. Meanwhile, Colruyt has launched a new foodservice format aimed at on-the-go consumption in offices. Delhaize opens 50 unmanned convenience stores A year after the launch of its first Shop&Go store concept, Delhaize has announced future plans for the format. Shop&Go is an unm...
15 February 2023
Ahold Delhaize released its results for Q4 and the full 2022 financial year. We review the retailer’s results, outlining key highlights from the US and Europe. Group highlights In Q4, net sales for the group increased 8.1% at constant exchange rates to €23.4bn. Sales were driven by comparable sales growth excluding gasoline of 7.9%. In the quarter, net consumer online sales increased by ...
09 February 2023
In 2022, Ahold Delhaize appointed its first chief sustainability officer, Jan Ernst de Groot. The retailer announced it would move its timeline of reaching net-zero carbon emissions across its operations to 2040, 10 years earlier than planned. De Groot called out Albert Heijn as a frontrunner in inspiring change among other brands within the Ahold Delhaize group. Albert Heijn announced it amen...
27 January 2023
Carrefour is trialling autonomous delivery robots in Belgium as it plans to expand through franchising. Meanwhile, Delhaize is partnering with startup Kazidomi to offer a range of sustainable and healthy products. Carrefour Belgium experiments with autonomous delivery robots… Carrefour Belgium reveals its testing a self-driving robot to deliver small online orders until the end of Spring. T...
22 December 2022
Albert Heijn and Jan Linders Supermarkets have entered into a cooperating agreement in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, Jumbo scales back its City concept by converting stores to supermarkets. Jan Linders stores converted to Albert Heijn Jan Linders Supermarkets and Albert Heijn have announced a partnership which will see Jan Linders become an Albert Heijn franchisee. As part of the deal, the...
15 November 2022
I recently visited the Netherlands to see how retail is evolving and understand the latest trends within the market. Here I pull out what I learnt and why I believe the Dutch market stands out… My key learnings from our visits in the Netherlands: Digital is evolving in-store. Retailers are using screens to promote their own ranges as well as selling this advertising space to suppliers ...
09 November 2022
Ahold Delhaize reported Q3 results, saying net sales rose 9.1% at constant exchange rates, to €22.4bn, while like-for-like sales increased by 7.9%. Ahold Delhaize US: comparable sales +8.2% In the US, Ahold Delhaize saw net sales rise to €14.7bn in Q3, an increase of 8.8% at constant exchange rates. Comparable sales (excluding gasoline) rose by 8.2%. It said its Food Lion banner continue...
10 August 2022
Ahold Delhaize shared its positive results globally as well its outlook for the rest of 2022. The US continues with it’s strong growth and Europe bounces back with better growth Q2. Key Figures: Q2 net sales €21.6bn (+6.4%) H1 net sales €41.2bn (+5%) Comparable sales growth in Q2 was +4.2% and H1 +2.7% US Q2 growth 7.7%, comparable sales at +6.4% Europe Q2 growth 4.2%, compar...
05 July 2022
Albert Heijn was recently voted the most sustainable supermarket chain the Netherlands for the sixth year in a row by the Sustainable Brand Index 2022. Over the past few months it has announced some impressive plans to help reduce it’s carbon footprint, provide healthier choices and eliminate waste. Albert Heijn leads the way for a plastic free Netherlands Albert Heijn have removed all disp...