Netherlands news

Ahold Delhaize announces the appointment of its new Chief Digital Officer. Meanwhile, its US brand Stop & Shop acquires King Kullen Grocery Co. The acquisition is part of the brand’s expansion on Long Island, New York. Farhan Siddiqi appointed Chief Digital Officer Ahold Delhaize has appointed Farhan Siddiqi as its Chief Digital Officer and member of the Executive Committee. In his role, ef...

We round up the latest results from Netherlands-based Sligro and Jan Linders. Sligro: 9.6% growth in turnover to €2.3bn Sligro saw its turnover increase by 9.6% and its ‘other autonomous growth’ (adjusted for organic growth) reach 3.1%. The retailer attributes its growth to the acquisition of Heineken’s Dutch wholesale operations in Q4 2017. The acquisition added an additional turnover of...

We round up the latest results from Netherlands-based Jumbo, PLUS and Coop. Jumbo: 9.6% growth in turnover to €7.8bn Jumbo has reported 9.6% growth in its turnover for 2018. Around 95% of sales came from core Jumbo formats, while €262m came from the recently acquired EMTÉ business and €150m from La Place. During the year, Jumbo’s store network grew by 33 stores, leaving the retailer with...

We look at how retailers across Europe are innovating in food-to-go, featuring developments from Carrefour, Albert Heijn and Axfood. France: Carrefour opens fresh and meal solution-focused store Carrefour has opened its first “laboratory store” in Paris. The new 371 sq. m "Halle de Clichy" store is partly based on the Carrefour City concept, although the retailer has given more space to...

We review six of the latest format developments in the USA and Europe as Ahold Delhaize enhances its store estate and makes new management appointments to future-proof its business. USA: Giant Food invests US$175m in expansion and improvements In the USA, Ahold Delhaize has announced plans to invest US$175m into expanding and improving Giant Food over the next two years. It will open a new...

Netherland-based, variety discounter Action has experienced strong growth over the last 12 months. As part of the quarterly results announcement from Action’s private equity owners, 3i, the company revealed sales had been driven by the opening of 257 new stores and the relocation/refurbishing of a further 50 during the year to 30 September 2018. The new stores use some of the updated layout...

Netherlands-based Albert Heijn is set to stop its trial of the fast delivery service, Rappie, in Rotterdam. The retailer has said that it was satisfied with the collaboration but will not extend the service. The trial lasted a year… Albert Heijn partnered with start-up SuperBuddy and introduced Rappie in Q4 2017 . The delivery service enabled shoppers to receive their orders to a chose...

Albert Heijn is trialling smart door locks to enable home delivery even when the customer is not there to accept it in the Netherlands. The experiment is part of Albert Heijn Online Labs, which aims to improve the retailer’s service through developing new innovations. How does it work? Homes are fitted with the SecuFirst smart doorbell and the Nuki smart door lock. When the delivery drive...

IGD was invited to Ahold Delhaize’s Capital Markets Day in New York, where we heard directly from the retailer’s Management Board on its ‘Leading Together’ strategy. We also saw first-hand how it is ‘reimagining the Stop & Shop’ brand in Connecticut. The key highlights we took away from the event were: From ‘Better Together’ to ‘Leading Together’ strategy Target to double ...

In the Netherlands, HEMA has partnered with start-up ‘Too Good To Go’ through which it offers the ‘magic box’ . The box contains surplus food that would usually have been thrown away at the end of the day. Meanwhile, SPAR University repurposes its coffee waste and introduces the 'Zero Waste Bag'. Elsewhere, in Sweden, ICA is trialling the ‘Karma fridge’ in its ICA Kvantum Liljeholmen store. ...