Industry | Retail |
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Founded | Oostzaan, Netherlands (27 May 1887 ) |
Founder | Albert Heijn |
Number of locations | 1056
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Area served | Netherlands Belgium |
Key people | Marit van Egmond (CEO) |
Products | Supermarkets, Convenience stores, Small hypermarkets |
Number of employees | 100,000[1] |
Parent | Ahold Delhaize |
Albert Heijn (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑlbərt ˈɦɛin]), often abbreviated to AH (pronounced [aːˈɦaː]) and informally to Appie (pronounced [ˈɑpi]), is the largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands with a market share of 34.8% in 2020. It was founded in 1887, and has been part of Ahold Delhaize since 2016.[2]