Netherlands

Jumbo, Coop Announce Distribution Of EMTÉ Supermarkets

Dutch retailers Jumbo and Coop have announced plans as to how to divide the EMTÉ store estate between them, following their joint purchase of said e...

Etos Named 'Best Drugstore' In The Netherlands

Ahold Delhaize’s drugstore chain Etos has been named as the best drugstore in the Netherlands for the seventh time in eight years, according to ...

Dutch Wholesaler B&S To Seek IPO In Amsterdam

Dutch wholesale company B&S has announced plans to launch an initial public offering and list on the Amsterdam stock exchange. The group today s...

Frans Muller Rumoured To Succeed Boer As Ahold Delhaize CEO This Week: Reports

Ahold Delhaize's deputy CEO, Frans Muller, is poised to take over from Dick Boer at the head of the retail giant, according to newspaper reports. Belgia...

Heineken Posts 5.0% Increase In Revenue In FY 2017

Drinks giant Heineken has said that its organic revenue was up 5.0% in full year 2017, with the brewer posting sales of €21.9 billion for the year, up...

Sligro's Decision To Offload EMTÉ Receives Cool Response From Analysts

It was one of the most-discussed topics in Dutch retail, which, after many months of rumours, has finally been confirmed. However, one retail analyst has l...

Strong Performance At Home Lifts Ahold Delhaize In Fourth Quarter

Ahold Delhaize’s home market of the Netherlands posted a 6.0% increase in comparable sales in the fourth quarter of the year – its best-perform...

Albert Heijn, Delhaize To 'Share' More Own-Brand Products: Analysis

When retail giants Ahold and Delhaize came together in 2016, after years of will-they-won’t-they speculation, management was keen to promote the unif...