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Koninklijke Ahold N.V. was a Dutch multinational retail company based in Zaandam, Netherlands. Founded in 1887 by Albert Heijn Sr., the company initially began as a single grocery store in Oostzaan and became the largest grocery chain in the Netherlands in the 1970s. The company went public in 1948. It merged with Belgium-based Delhaize Group in 2016 to form Ahold Delhaize.

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Ahold Delhaize is a company and funder established in 2016. It is located in Carlisle, United States. The organization is also known by the alias Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V. It employs 85,000 people.

The entity is described as a global leader in supermarkets and e-commerce, positioned at the forefront of sustainable retailing. Its status is active.

Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Firecrawl, ROR. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Key facts

Company.name
Koninklijke Ahold N.V.
Company.logo
Ahold.svg
Company.image
Albert Heijn Headquarters by Niels Kim.jpg
Company.image_alt
The former Ahold headquarters in Zaandam, Netherlands.
Company.image_size
250px
Company.image_caption
The former Ahold headquarters in Zaandam, Netherlands (now headquarters of Ahold Delhaize)
Company.type
Public (N.V.)
Company.traded_as
Euronext Amsterdam: AH
Company.fate
Merged with Delhaize
Company.successor
Ahold Delhaize
Company.location
Zaandam, Netherlands
Company.locations
3,206
Company.industry
Retail
Company.services
Convenience/forecourt store, discount store, drug store/pharmacy, hypermarket/supercenter/superstore, other specialty, supermarket, online retailer
Company.revenue
€38.2 billion (2015)
Company.operating_income
€1.3 billion (2015)
Company.net_income
€0.85 billion (2015)
Company.assets
€15.88 billion (2015)

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Type
Company, Funder
Founded
2016
Location
Carlisle, United States
Also known as
Koninklijke Ahold Delhaize N.V.
Status
Active

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Official website

we are Ahold Delhaize

Ahold Delhaize is a global leader in supermarkets and e-commerce, at the forefront of sustainable retailing.

ahold.com

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
business
Founded by
Albert Heijn
Headquarters
Zaandam
Industry
retail
Employees
85000
Revenue
32774000000
Followed by
Ahold Delhaize
Official website
www.ahold.com
Image
Albert Heijn Headquarters by Niels Kim.jpg
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Commons category
Ahold
inception
2016-00-00
operating income
1250000000
total assets
14138000000
IPv4 routing prefix
141.93.0.0/16
product or material produced
supermarket
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2016-00-00
Sources (8)

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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Growth in the Netherlands
  • International expansion
  • Accounting crisis
  • Legal ramifications
  • Road to recovery
  • Strategy for profitable growth
  • Merger with Delhaize Group
  • Assets
  • Major shareholders in Ahold
  • Key people
  • See also
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

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