Ahold Czech Republic A.S. is a division of the Netherlands-based Ahold company. They are responsible for running the supermarket chain Albert and the hypermarket Hypernova, totalling about 300 locations. In 2005, they took over 56 outlets of the Austrian-based Julius Meinl supermarket, which left the Czech market, and subsequently remodelled them to their Albert brand. Ahold, (in full Koninklijke Ahold N.V., Royal Ahold N.V.), (Euronext: AH , FWB: AHO, NYSE: AHO) based in Zaandam, the Netherlands is one of the worlds largest supermarket operators and one of the worlds largest foodservice and retail companies. ... In commerce, a hypermarket (from the French hypermarché) is a store which combines a supermarket and a department store. ...