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History
Ahold
1887 Albert Heijn takes over his father’s small Zaandam grocery store
1911 First Albert Heijn brand name products sold
1948 Ahold on Amsterdam stock exchange
1973 Founding Ahold N. ... for the first time
1987 Queen Beatrix awards Ahold “ROYAL”
1990 Goes to Czechoslovakia
1992 Portugal
1995 New distribution system: store delivery in 18h
1996 Singapore, Thailand, China, Spain, Poland
2000 Acquired U. ... Foodservice
2003 Big financial scandal
Wal-Mart
1962 Company founded with opening of first Wal-Mart store in Rogers, Ark.
1972 Listed on New York Stock Exchange
1979 Wal-Mart reaches $1 billion in sales
1983 First SAMS CLUB opened
1987 Wal-Mart Satellite Network completed
1988 First Supercenter opened
1990 Wal-Mart becomes nations No. 1 retailer
1991 International market entered: Mexico
1995 Argentina and Brazil
1996 China in a joint-venture
1997 Wal-Mart No. ...
1998 Germany, Korea in a joint venture
1999 Largest private employer in the world
1999 United Kingdom
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Getting Ahold of Things
The fraud was simplicity itself. ... Restoring Ahold’s financial help
1. ...
Mission/
Vision
Ahold
Wal-Mart
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Wal-Mart vs Ahold
(15.5%)
270,739
85
15
84
-1%
$59,267
Ahold
Foreign Sales (%)
16
84
Domestic Sales (%)
1,383,000
2002 Employees
1.2%
1-Year Employee Growth
34
Grocery Sales (%)
12%
1-Year Sales Growth
$244,524
2002 Sales (mil)
Wal-Mart
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Wal-Mart presence in Europe
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Wal-Mart Subsidiaries in EU
UK
250 stores
Asda, Wal-Mart
Germany
95 stores
Wal-Mart
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Ahold Presence in Europe
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Ahold Subsidiaries in EU
Netherlands
2,333 stores
Albert Heijn, Etos, De Tuinen, Jasmin, Gall&Gall, C1000, Ter Huurne
Norway
1,104 stores
Rimi, ICA, Maxi
Denmark
12 stores
ISO
Sweden
1,846 stores
Rimi, ICA, Maxi
Estonia
3 stores
Rimi
Latvia
26 stores
Rimi, Maxi
Lithuania
38 stores
Rimi, Eko
Poland
165 stores
Albert, Mega, Hypernova
Czech Republic
203 stores
Albert, Hypernova
Slovakia
2 stores
Hypernova
Spain
623 stores
Supersol, HiperDino, Netto, HiperSol, Cash Diplc
Portugal
198 stores
Pingo Doce, Feira Nova
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Sector Trends for next 5 years
Diversification
Globalization
Strong Retailers
Technology
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Sector Trend: Diversification
The maturity of the food market has led supermarkets to look for new opportunities:
non-food1
discount format1
e-commerce2
expansion abroad2
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But almost all have ignored the rise of wholesale food and drink trade
However, it is the most interesing retail sector :
percentage of consumption of food and drink in places other than homes has risen compared to the total consumption:
demographic change: increase in the proportion of older, wealthier people in the population
higher wholesale margins
Wholesale demand from the food service segment increases by 4% to 5% a year across Europe, compared with growth in retail demand of 1% to 2%.
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