Ahold

Overview

• Tickeron Amsterdam Stock Exchange¹
• Industryretail¹
• HeadquartersZaandam¹
• Websitewww.ahold.com
• Legal formnaamloze vennootschap¹
• Listed onAmsterdam Stock Exchange (AD)¹

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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 the 1970s. The company went public in 1948. It merged with Belgium-based Delhaize Group in 2016 to form Ahold Delhaize.²

The story

Founded by Albert Heijn in 1887.¹

Leadership

Who has led Ahold, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

• FounderAlbert Heijn¹
• Chief executive officerJohn Rishton¹

Products and brands

• supermarket

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

• Stichting Administratiekantoor Preferente Financieringsaandelen Ahold 20.2%
• DeltaFort Beleggingen I 15.2%
• NN Group 10.3%
• Mondrian Investment Partners Limited 4.3%

Subsidiaries

• Albert Heijn
• Albert Česká republika
• Etos
• Giant Food
• Giant Food Stores
• Sesam
• Stop & Shop
• bol

Also owns

• Jerónimo Martins 49%

From Wikidata.¹

Employees over time

• 201585,000¹

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

• 201538.2B EUR¹
• 201432.8B EUR¹

Timeline

1. 2016Dissolved Dissolved¹
2. 1887Founded Founded¹

Links

• Websitewww.ahold.com¹
• WikipediaAhold
• WikidataQ795473