Netherlands

Plus Expands Private-Label Coffee Range

Dutch retailer Plus has announced that it has added 14 new products to its private-label coffee range in the cups, capsules and beans segments. The new...

Unilever To Merge Dual Legal Structure Under Single Entity

Consumer goods giant Unilever plans to merge its dual-headed legal structure under a single Britain-based parent company to give it more flexibility during...

The Private Label Issue – Jumbo

In the most recent edition of ESM, we spoke to retailers across Europe about their private label strategies, including chatting to Dutch retailer Jumbo abo...

The Private Label Issue – SPAR Holding B.V.

In the most recent edition of ESM, we spoke to retailers across Europe about their private label strategies, including looking at how SPAR Holding B....

Ahold Delhaize Beats Profit Forecasts On Food Stockpiling

Ahold Delhaize beat expectations with a 38% rise in first-quarter core earnings on Thursday as shoppers stockpiled due to the coronavirus outbreak. Unde...

Dutch Supermarket Founder Dirk Van Den Broek Passes Away

Dirk van den Broek, founder of the eponymous supermarket chain ‘Dirk’, has passed away in Aerdenhout in the Netherlands, at the age of 96, acco...

Ahold Delhaize's Sales Jump In First Quarter Dominated By Coronavirus

Ahold Delhaize said that it is expecting a sales rise 15% in the first quarter, after its customers stockpiled food and other essentials in all its markets...

Heineken Sees Fall In First Quarter Beer Sales, Scraps Outlook

Heineken, the world's second largest brewer, suffered a decline in beer sales in the first three months of the year, forecast worse to come in the second q...