Netherlands

Dutch Retailer Plus Posts Strong H1 2018 Figures

Dutch retailer Plus Supermarkt has announced a turnover of over €1.2 billion for the first half of 2018, saying that it is growing faster than its com...

Dutch Competition Authority Approves EMTÉ Purchase

The Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has approved the purchase of EMTÉ Holding BV and its various subsidiaries by Jumbo and Coop Neth...

Dutch Retailer Jumbo Unveils Latest FoodMarkt In Leidsche Rijn

Dutch retailer Jumbo has opened its fourth Jumbo Foodmarkt outlet in Leidsche Rijn, west of Utrecht in The Netherlands. The store, which offers around 2...

Spar Netherlands Announces New Appointments To Purchasing Team

Spar Netherlands has announced a number of new appointments to its purchasing team, as the retailer seeks to 'speed up its growth'. Patrick van der Zand...

Belgian Turnaround Helps Boost Ahold Delhaize’s European Performance In Q1

Ahold Delhaize’s Belgian business posted comparable sales growth of 4.1% in the first quarter of the year, compared to a 0.7% decline in the same per...

Dutch Retailer Coop Commits To Fairtrade-Certified Bananas

Dutch retailer Coop is to only sell Fairtrade-certified bananas in its stores, in a move that, it says, will make a difference for banana producers in Ecua...

Ahold Delhaize To Develop AI For Retail In Dutch Partnership

Dutch-Belgian supermarket operator Ahold Delhaize has announced its investment in developing AI for retail in partnership with the Innovation Center for Ar...

Dutch Retailer Coop Removes ATMs From Stores To Tackle Theft

Dutch retailer Coop has taken the step to remove ATMs from its store portfolio, due to an increased number of 'ram raids' and robberies at stores in the Ne...