Ahold Delhaize
Type | Public (N.V.) |
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Euronext: AD AEX component | |
Industry | Retail |
Predecessors | |
Founded | 25 July 2016 |
Headquarters | Zaandam, Netherlands |
Key people |
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Revenue | €74.7 billion (2020)[1] |
€1.4 billion (2020)[1] | |
Number of employees | 232,000[2] |
Website | www |
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V., commonly known as Ahold Delhaize, is a Dutch multinational company. Its name comes from a fusion between Ahold (Dutch) and Delhaize (Belgian). Its business format includes supermarkets, convenience stores, hypermarkets, online grocery, online non-food, drugstores, and liquor stores. Its 21 local brands employ 375,000 people at 6,500 stores in 11 countries, predominantly the Netherlands and Belgium.
Ahold Delhaize's international headquarters is in Zaandam, Netherlands.[3] Its brands are active in the Netherlands, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Greece, Luxembourg, Romania, Serbia, and the United States. It participates in joint ventures in Indonesia and Portugal.
Ahold Delhaize shares are listed[4] on Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels (ticker: AD). Ahold's former CEO, Dick Boer, was the CEO of Ahold Delhaize until his retirement in 2018, and Frans Muller, former CEO of Delhaize Group, became CEO after previously having served as the deputy CEO, chief integration officer and acting chief operations officer (ad interim) of Delhaize America.[5][6] Operating more than 2,000 stores across 23 states, Ahold Delhaize USA is among the largest food and consumables retailers in the United States.[7]
History[]
Ahold Delhaize was formed in July 2016 from the merger of Ahold and Delhaize Group.[8][9] Delhaize Group dates back to 1867, when the Delhaize brothers opened a wholesale grocery business in Charleroi, Belgium. Ahold started in 1887, when Albert Heijn opened a first store in the Dutch town of Oostzaan.
In 2018 the company experienced significant growth in the United States (Food Lion), the Netherlands, and online.[10] Growth in Belgium has been minimal.[10]
Beginning in June of 2020, Ahold Delhaize implemented a partnership with Instacart to provide home delivery from more than 750 stores operated under the Hannaford, Food Lion, Giant Food, and Stop & Shop brands.[11] The company further expanded in the United States with the acquisition of a majority stake in FreshDirect, an online grocer. As of 2021, Ahold Delhaize has plans to establish Ship2Me, an online marketplace featuring food and merchandise items, in the second half of the year. [12]
Brands and formats[]
Ahold Delhaize (co-)owns a number of supermarket chains and e-commerce businesses.[13]
Country | Company | Type | Opening (Acquisition) |
Stores | Note |
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Belgium | Delhaize | Supermarket | 1867 | 754 | Including Proxy Delhaize (245 stores), AD Delhaize (222 stores), Shop & Go (150 stores), Fresh Atelier (8 stores) and Delhaize.be. |
Albert Heijn | Supermarket | 2011 | 53 | Including AH.be | |
Bol.com | E-commerce | 1999 (2012 by Ahold) |
n/a | ||
Czech Republic | Albert | Supermarket | 1991 | 324 | |
Greece | Alfa Beta Vassilopoulos | Supermarket | 1939 (1992 by Delhaize) |
526 | Including AB City (21 stores), AB Food Market (81 stores), AB Shop & Go (122 stores). |
Ena | Cash & Carry | - (2000 by Delhaize) |
14 | ||
Indonesia | Super Indo | Supermarket | 1997 | 171 | Joint venture with Salim Group, Ahold Delhaize holds a 51% share. |
Luxembourg | Delhaize | Supermarket | 54 | Including Proxy Delhaize (21 stores), AD Delhaize (2 stores), Shop & Go (23 stores). | |
Portugal | Pingo Doce | Supermarket | 1980 | 436 | Joint venture with Jerónimo Martins, Ahold Delhaize holds a 49% share. |
Romania | Mega Image | Supermarket | 1995 (2000 by Delhaize) |
854 | Including Shop & Go (435 stores), Mega Image - Concept (4 stores) and Gusturi Romanesti (2 stores). |
Serbia | Maxi | Supermarket | 2000 (2011 by Delhaize) |
434 | Including Shop & Go (192 stores). |
Tempo | Supermarket | 2003 | 12 | ||
Netherlands | Albert Heijn | Supermarket | 1877 | 990 | Including AH to go (87 stores), AH XL (37 stores) and AH.nl. |
Gall & Gall | Liquor store | 1884 (1989 by Ahold) |
588 | ||
Etos | Drug store | 1919 (1973 by Ahold) |
545 | ||
Bol.com | E-commerce | 1999 (2012 by Ahold) |
n/a | ||
United States | Bottom Dollar Food | grocery | 2005 (2005 by Delhaize America.) |
n/a | Defunct; sold to Aldi on January 12, 2015 |
Food Lion | Supermarket | 1957 (1974 by Delhaize) |
1103 | ||
FreshDirect | Online grocer | 1999 (2020 by Ahold Delhaize) |
n/a | ||
Giant | Supermarket | 1923 (1998 by Ahold) |
193 | Including Martin's (34 stores). | |
Giant Food | Supermarket | 1936 (1998 by Ahold) |
164 | ||
Hannaford | Supermarket | 1883 (2000 by Delhaize) |
181 | ||
Stop & Shop | Supermarket | 1914 (1995 by Ahold) |
415 | ||
Peapod | Online grocer | 1989 (2000 (51%), 2001 (100%) by Ahold) |
n/a | ||
Bfresh | Supermarket | 2014 | 1 | ||
Eastside Marketplace | Supermarket | 2014[14] | 1 |
See also[]
- Supermarkets portal
- Companies portal
References[]
- ^ a b "Recordjaar voor supers Ahold; Bol.com verkoopt in lockdown 70 procent meer". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Fortune". 10 August 2020.
- ^ ""Hoofdkantoor Ahold-Delhaize komt in Nederland" - HLN.be". hln.be. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "First Trading Day Ahold Delhaize on Euronext". Euronext. Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Ahold, Delhaize complete merger agreement". SupermarketNews. 24 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
- ^ "FT.com". ft.com. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "Ahold Delhaize Is Acquiring FreshDirect". Progressive Grocer. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Delhaize Group and Ahold complete merger after receiving clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission". GlobeNewswire. 23 July 2016. Archived from the original on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ Wilmot, Stephen (24 July 2016). "A New U.S.-European Grocery Giant Is Born - WSJ". Wall Street Journal. wsj.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Stevige groei bij Ahold Delhaize". Telegraaf. 7 November 2018.
- ^ "Northeast grocer provides same-day delivery". Chain Store Age. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Ahold Delhaize's US identical sales move forward modestly in Q1". Grocery Dive. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
- ^ "Our family of great local brands".
- ^ "Ahold to purchase upscale Providence supermarket".
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