Netherlands

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...

Sligro Posts €3 Billion In Sales In 2017

Dutch wholesaler Sligro Food Group has announced that it made €2.969 billion in sales in 2017. The figure marks a 5.6% increase compared to 20...

Ahold Delhaize Nears Completion Of Share Buyback Scheme

Ahold Delhaize has announced that it has now completed €950 million of a planned €1 billion share buyback scheme, with the repurchase of 831,088...

Albert Heijn Opens XL Store In Zaandam

Dutch retailer Albert Heijn (AH) has opened a new Albert Heijn XL store in Zaandam, just outside Amsterdam. Located at the Zaans Medical Centre, about 1...

Sligro Finalises Heineken Logistics Partnership

Netherlands-based wholesaler Sligro Food Group has announced that a final agreement has been reached to carry out Heineken’s logistics operations for...

Unilever Delays Decision On UK Or Dutch Base

Consumer-goods giant Unilever is delaying a decision on whether to base its headquarters in the UK or the Netherlands, as part of a new corporate structure...