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Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.
Company typeNaamloze vennootschap
EuronextAD
OTCQXADRND
IndustryRetailing
Founded2016 (8 years ago) (2016)
HeadquartersZaandam, The Netherlands
Key people
Dick Boer (CEO), Frans Muller (Deputy CEO and Chief Integration Officer)Jeff Carr (CFO)
ServicesConvenience/forecourt store, discount store, drug store/pharmacy, hypermarket/supercenter/superstore, other specialty, supermarket, online retailer
Revenue62,791,000,000 Euro (2018) Edit this on Wikidata
1,793,000,000 Euro (2018) Edit this on Wikidata
Websitewww.aholddelhaize.com

Ahold Delhaize is an international food retail group, operating supermarkets and e-commerce businesses. Its 22 local brands employ more than 375,000 associates in 6,500 stores in 11 countries. Formats include supermarkets, convenience stores, hypermarkets, online grocery, online non-food, drugstores, wine and liquor stores.

Ahold Delhaize was formed in July 2016 from the merger of Ahold and Delhaize Group.[1][2] Delhaize Group dates back to 1867, when the Delhaize brothers opened a wholesale grocery business in Charleroi, Belgium. Ahold traces its roots back to 1887, when Albert Heijn opened a first store in the Dutch town of Oostzaan.

Ahold Delhaize’s international headquarters is in Zaandam, the Netherlands. Its brands are active in Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Romania, Serbia and the United States and it participates in joint ventures in Indonesia and Portugal.

Ahold Delhaize shares are listed [3] on Euronext Amsterdam and Brussels (ticker: AD) and its American Depositary Receipts trade over-the-counter on OTCQX International (ticker: ADRNY).

Ahold's former CEO Dick Boer is the CEO of Ahold Delhaize, and Frans Muller, former CEO of Delhaize, is the deputy CEO and chief integration officer.[4][5]

The headquarters of the company is located in Zaandam, The Netherlands.[6]

Key brands

Brands and formats per country/region

Ahold Delhaize owns a number of supermarket chains and e-commerce businesses:[9]

United States

Belgium

The Netherlands

Central & southeast Europe

Joint ventures

References

  1. ^ "Delhaize Group and Ahold complete merger after receiving clearance from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission". GlobeNewswire. 2016-07-23. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
  2. ^ "A New U.S.-European Grocery Giant Is Born - WSJ". wsj.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  3. ^ https://www.euronext.com/fr/news/first-trading-day-ahold-delhaize-euronext
  4. ^ "Ahold, Delhaize complete merger agreement". SupermarketNews. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-26.
  5. ^ "FT.com". ft.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  6. ^ ""Hoofdkantoor Ahold-Delhaize komt in Nederland" - HLN.be". hln.be. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  7. ^ "bfresh | Grocery Store". bfresh.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  8. ^ a b "Red Market". redmarket.be. Retrieved 2016-09-08.
  9. ^ "Where we operate | Ahold Delhaize". aholddelhaize.com. Retrieved 2016-09-08.