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Netherlands news

20 November 2017
We round up the latest news from the Netherlands as Albert Heijn trials 15 minute delivery and plans to reopen three XL stores thus year. Elsewhere, Jumbo has committed to sustainable dairy, Lidl has opened its largest Dutch store, Aldi introduced weekend promotional campaigns and Jan Linders opened its 60th store. Albert Heijn offers 15 minute delivery… Albert Heijn is trialling fifteen mi...
10 November 2017
We round up the latest news from the Netherlands and Belgium as Albert Heijn rolls out an online delivery saver and Jumbo opens its first station store in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, the option to enter Belgium remains on the table for Jumbo, while Delhaize may invest in prices in the face of discount competition. Albert Heijn rolls out online delivery saver Following a successful pilot tha...
08 November 2017
Ahold Delhaize has released its Q3 results, reporting that pro forma net sales at constant exchange rates increased by 2.1% to €15.1bn. Meanwhile, ‘income from continuing operations was €362m, €127m higher than last year’ . Net sales driven by Netherlands, Delhaize America and CSE division The Netherlands continued to drive performance, with pro forma net sales up 4.1% to €3.1bn , whil...
30 October 2017
We round up the latest news from Ahold Delhaize as its Cheif eCommerce and Innovation Officer exits and Food Lion partners with Instacart. Meanwhile in Europe, Albert Heijn is trialing a new concept in the Netherlands and Delhaize is collaborating with a health advocate on a range of ready meals. Hanneke Faber joins Unilever Ahold Delhaize’s Chief eCommerce and Innovation Officer, Hanneke F...
20 October 2017
Netherlands-based non-food-oriented discounter Action has opened its first store in Poland, adding to the number of price-focused retailers operating in the country. Meanwhile, the retailer’s chief executive, Sander van der Laan, has given an interview to NRC Handelsblad setting out how Action aims to continue to drive growth. Action opens first store in Poland Action opened its first store...
18 October 2017
Across key markets in Europe, Belgium, Netherlands, Serbia and Romania, Ahold Delhaize has announced separate investment plans for the countries. In each the retailer is spending to build its skill and scale in leading channels. Bol.com launches subscription service Netherlands-based online subsidiary Bol.com has launched a subscription service, ‘Save Continuously’. The service, which is av...
16 October 2017
We round up the latest news from the Netherlands. This focuses on online and digital developments, new private label ranges, changes at the top and a charitable promotion. Albert Heijn adds Siri capability with voice-enabled shopping lists  Albert Heijn shoppers can now create and edit voice-enabled shopping lists through the Siri and the retailer’s app. A press release from Albert Heijn hi...
04 October 2017
We round up the latest news from the Netherlands, considering news from Albert Heijn, Jumbo, Aldi, Lidl, Coop Netherlands, Plus and Hema. Albert Heijn showcases private label innovation… Albert Heijn has run a dedicated AH on tour event to celebrate new private label products. The retailer invited food press, bloggers and vloggers to get a first look at its latest innovations. Marit va...
03 October 2017
We round up the latest news from SPAR across a range of European and Asian markets. SPAR Austria invests €21.1m in its ‘most modern INTERSPAR shopping centre’ … SPAR Austria has begun building its ‘most modern INTERSPAR shopping centre’ in Steyr, investing around €21.1m to do so. Commenting on the development, Markus Kaser, INTERSPAR Austria Managing Director said, ‘In just over a ye...
28 September 2017
We round up the latest news from Ahold Delhaize in the US and Europe where CEO Dick Boer talks about the future, while the retailer innovates in health, CSR, online and health & beauty. Ahold Delhaize CEO: ‘make the store more exciting’ In a recent interview with Bloomberg , Ahold Delhaize CEO Dick Boer highlighted that supermarkets must be exciting places to visit to compete with Amazon...