Ahold
The former Ahold headquarters in Zaandam, Netherlands (now headquarters of Ahold Delhaize) | |
| Company type | Public (N.V.) |
|---|---|
| ISIN | NL0011794037 |
| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Defunct | 24 July 2016 |
| Fate | Merged with Delhaize |
| Successor | Ahold Delhaize |
| Headquarters | Zaandam, Netherlands |
Number of locations | 3,206 |
Key people |
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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) |
| €1.3 billion (2015) | |
| €0.85 billion (2015) | |
| Total assets | €15.88 billion (2015) |
| Total equity | €5.62 billion (2015) |
Number of employees | 236,000 (2015) |
| Website | www.ahold.com |
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.