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04 July 2018
Ahold Delhaize is continuing to push the boundaries in online and digital in Europe and the USA. We highlight four of its latest initiatives, which focus on health, convenience and building scale further. Albert Heijn introduces My Nutritional Values As part of its ‘ambition to inspire customers to live healthier lives’ , Albert Heijn has added new nutritionally-focused functionality to th...
28 June 2018
We’ve been in-store in the Netherlands this week, seeing some of the latest stores and updating our market knowledge. Here are our five top learnings: 1. The Netherlands continues to lead the way in fresh food solutions Across each of the stores we visited, the range of freshly prepared meals, as well as - in the case of Albert Heijn in particular – fresh to prepare meals, stood out to ...
19 June 2018
Ahold Delhaize has made a series of new appointments. We outline these and consider recent contributions these colleagues and their teams have made to the wider Ahold Delhaize business. Marit van Egmond, Jan-Derek Groenendaal and Saskia Egas Reparaz promoted These include the appointment of: Marit van Egmond as EVP Commerce at Albert Heijn Jan-Derek Groenendaal as being responsi...
14 June 2018
Having introduced its cashless tap to go payment system at smaller Albert Heijn to go stores, the Dutch retailer will trial a solution at larger stores in Utrecht and Haarlem from June 20th. Three month trial at two larger stores Loyal shoppers will be able to use the retailer’s Appie app to scan and shop at Albert Heijn Ella Fitzgeraldplein in Utrecht and Soendaplein in Haarlem for the nex...
07 June 2018
Having delivered net growth of 5% in its latest quarterly results, ‘Delhaize Belgium is preparing for the future with a revised strategy and more efficient ways of working’ . Healthy living at the heart… As part of its new strategy, the retailer launched a new positioning at the start of the year, ‘better eating is at the heart of living’ .  It has committed to ‘offering healthier and m...
24 May 2018
Ahold Delhaize has created Peapod Digital Labs, as it invests in innovation in digital and e-commerce, as well as technology and experience. Its focus will be on driving digitalisation and personalisation capabilities for Ahold Delhaize’s US banners more widely, as well as oversee Ahold Delhaize’s Peapod online service. It is hoped that the unit will be fully operational by the end of the year...
17 May 2018
Dutch market leader Albert Heijn continues to raise the bar with new store concepts and range innovation. We round up five of the latest developments. 1. New concept fresh store with a focus on fresh Albert Heijn has opened a new concept store in Hoofdorp. The store brings to life some of the retailer’s latest innovations in concepts and range, with a focus on fresh. Among other features...
09 May 2018
Ahold Delhaize has reported its 2018 Q1 results, with net sales increasing by 2.5% at constant exchange rates to €14.9bn. Net income increased by 15% to €407m. USA: growth of 2.1% to €8.8bn In the USA, which accounts for around 60% of total turnover, Ahold Delhaize net sales increased by 2.1% at constant exchange rates to €8.8bn. During this period, comparable sales grew across banners , e...
30 April 2018
Ahold Delhaize has partnered with the Innovation Centre for Artificial Intelligence to launch an Artificial Intelligence (AI) laboratory, AIRlab, which has opened at Amsterdam Science Park. Researching algorithms that can make recommendations and manage goods flows Within the partnership, ‘seven PhDs will conduct research into socially responsible algorithms that can be used to make recomm...
26 April 2018
We round up three digital innovations that retailers are using to make the in-store experience more personalised and efficient. Albert Heijn integrates loyalty scheme into scan and shop… Albert Heijn has upgraded the functionality of its scan and shop system, adding the option for loyal shoppers to see their personal offers on the hand scanner itself. Source:...