Ahold
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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 1970s, Netherlands. The company went public in 1948. It merged with Belgium-based Delhaize Group in 2016 to form Ahold Delhaize.
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Company type | Public (N.V.) |
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ISIN | NL0011794037 |
Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1887 (137 years ago) (1887) |
Defunct | 24 July 2016; 7 years ago (2016-07-24) |
Fate | Merged with Delhaize |
Successor | Ahold Delhaize |
Headquarters | Zaandam, Netherlands |
Number of locations | 3,206 |
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Services | Convenience/forecourt store, discount store, drug store/pharmacy, hypermarket/supercenter/superstore, other specialty, supermarket, online retailer |
Revenue | €38.2 billion (2015)[1] |
€1.3 billion (2015)[1] | |
€0.85 billion (2015)[1] | |
Total assets | €15.88 billion (2015)[1] |
Total equity | €5.62 billion (2015)[1] |
Number of employees | 236,000 (2015)[1] |
Website | www.ahold.com |
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