Ahold Delhaize news

21 September 2021
bp and Albert Heijn have reaffirmed their commitment to expand their partnership in the Netherlands. By the end of 2022, more than 100 petrol stations will have an AH to go The two businesses first partnered in 2016 and announced expansion plans in March 2020 , but progress has stalled because of the pandemic. The roll out will help boost bp’s food credentials, while enable Albert Heijn to...
15 September 2021
As Ahold Delhaize looks to continue to drive its sales growth in 2022 and roll out healthy options and sustainable initiatives, we round up news from the retailer. Delhaize launches ‘healthy subscription’ service Delhaize is launching a new subscription service, which enables companies to offer their employees a 20% discount on healthy food products. The service is in line with the retailer...
02 September 2021
In separate developments on either side of the Atlantic, Ahold Delhaize’s brands in the US and the Netherlands have undertaken new initiatives to drive online growth. FreshDirect to expand range, invest in prices As it looks to benefit from greater efficiencies across its brands in the US, following Ahold Delhaize’s acquisition of FreshDirect, the online retailer is set to evolve its offer....
22 July 2021
As Ahold Delhaize looks to embed the gains it enjoyed online as a result of the pandemic, we look at several initiatives from its Netherlands-based subsidiary Albert Heijn. Ahold Delhaize continues to evolve Bol.com’s business model As it looks to embed its omnichannel strategy and develop new streams of revenue, Ahold Delhaize continues to evolve Bol.com’s business model to enable brands t...
21 July 2021
As Albert Heijn progresses with its purchase of Deen stores, along with other retailers in the country, and Delhaize has signed partnership agreements with Foodmaker and Decathlon, we round up news from the retailer and its subsidiaries in Belgium and the Netherlands. Albert Heijn proceeds with acquisition of 38 Deen stores Following approval from the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and...
16 July 2021
Understand four sustainable initiatives from around the region that are set to change the way retailers tackle plastic and food waste. Eroski prevents generates of 1,100 tonnes of plastic Spain-based Eroski has taken steps that mean it has not had to use more than 1,100 tonnes of single use plastic annually. The retailer claims its success in removing plastics was helped by increasing the use...
13 July 2021
With private label share of sales rising across much of Western Europe, we’ve published a series of three brand new reports for IGD Retail Analysis subscribers: Private label in Europe Private label trends in Western Europe 10 retailers winning in private label in Western Europe Here are some of the key highlights: 1. France, Portugal and Spain are am...
06 July 2021
North America’s grocery retailers* added over $100bn in sales last year as the pandemic caused a surge in demand and a shift from out-of-home to at-home dining. We compare this to previous years and identify some of the key winners in 2020. More growth than the previous three years combined Combined sales of over 40 of the region’s largest retailers increased by $103.6bn last year. This i...
09 June 2021
As Ahold Delhaize US’s subsidiary The Giant Company takes the Flashfood app chainwide, we look at this development and others as the company looks to embed sustainable initiatives across its banners in the country. The Giant company to expand coverage of Flashfood app The Giant Company, which includes all Giant and Martin’s stores, is to roll out the Flashfood app to all its stores after a ...
25 May 2021
As Ahold Delhaize’s operations globally look to build on their impressive recent performance we look at five innovations across Belgium, Czech Republic, Netherlands, and US. Delhaize adds Payconiq digital payment option at its stores In Belgium, Delhaize is enabling shoppers to pay using the mobile payment application Payconiq in its stores. The retailer said the initiative had been driven ...