Albert Heijn supermarket in Amsterdam

Albert Heijn B.V. is a supermarket chain founded in 1887 in Oostzaan, the Netherlands. It is named after Albert Heijn senior, the founder of the first store which was a small grocery store in Oostzaan. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2576x1932, 1498 KB) Picture of the Albert Heijn in the Jodenbreestraat, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2576x1932, 1498 KB) Picture of the Albert Heijn in the Jodenbreestraat, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ... Exterior of a typical British supermarket (a Tesco Extra) Exterior of typical North American supermarket (a Safeway) This Flagship Randalls store in Houston, Texas is an example of an upscale supermarket. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Oostzaan (population: 9,176 in 2004) is a town in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Albert Heijn was the founder of what now is the largest food retailer in the Netherlands. ...

It is the oldest part of Ahold. It still has the largest market share in the Netherlands. Albert Heijn stores are full service-supermarkets (i.e. not discounters) and are known for their focus on quality (in stores and products). This of course comes at a higher price so Albert Heijn is also known for being relatively expensive. Ahold, (in full Koninklijke Ahold N.V., Royal Ahold N.V.), (Euronext: AH, FWB: AHO, NYSE: AHO, SWX: AHO) is a major international supermarket operator and foodservice company based in Amsterdam in the Netherlands. ...

Marcia Hines jokingly referred to herself as "Marcia Heijns" recently on a television appearance in Australia when asked about her trip to Holland. Marcia Hines (born July 23, 1953) is an American born singer who achieved great success in her adopted homeland of Australia. ... Holland is a region in the central-western part of the Netherlands with 6,07 million inhabitants. ...

Formulas:

• 700 regular Albert Heijn stores, in categories 1 (small) to 5 ( very large); often open until 20:00, some until 22:00.
• Albert Heijn To Go (convenience stores located in high commuter traffic places, including many train stations, offering ready-to-eat products); usually their shopping hours are longer, sometimes going so far as to stay open 24/7, and because of this prices to most products are higher than in regular Albert Heijns.
• Albert Heijn XL (extra large stores which are located in Alkmaar, Arnhem, Den Haag, Eindhoven, Hoofddorp, Leeuwarden, Maastricht, Nijmegen, Purmerend, Rijswijk, Tilburg, Utrecht and Vlissingen)
• Albert (web-based home delivery service offering all Albert Heijn products and those of other Ahold companies like Gall & Gall, Etos and Deli XL)

In the Danny Wallace book, Yes Man, Danny falls for an internet scam which tells him to meet Albert Heijn in Amsterdam, but he eventually realises it is a supermarket. A convenience store is a small store or shop, generally accessible or local. ... There are 387 train stations in the Netherlands, since December 2004, when Almere Oostvaarders was opened. ... Customs and regulations for shopping hours (times that shops are open) vary from country to country. ... Accijnstoren, Alkmaar Alkmaar is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of Noord Holland. ... Arnhem is a municipality and a city in the east of the Netherlands, located on the Lower Rhine, and the capital of the Gelderland province. ... This article is about the city in the Netherlands; there is also a region known as (the) Hague in France. ... Country Netherlands Province North Brabant Area 88. ... Hoofddorp is a town in North Holland, the main settlement of the Haarlemmermeer district. ... Leeuwarden ( (help· info), Frisian: Ljouwert) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Friesland. ... Flag of Maastricht. ... Country Netherlands Province Gelderland Area 57. ... Purmerend is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. ... Jaagpad street in Rijswijk Rijswijk ( listen), also Ryswick in English (population: 47,693 in 2004) is a suburb of The Hague in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Tilburg ( (help· info)) is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant. ... Utrecht ( (help· info)) is a municipality and the capital city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. ... Flushing (Dutch Vlissingen) is a municipality and a city in the southwestern Netherlands on the former island of Walcheren. ... Danny Wallace is the name of: Danny Wallace, former English international footballer. ... Yes man is a pejorative term (borrowed from the German Jasager) for a person who outwardly displays agreement with his superiors opinions in order to gain power or prestige. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - 1. ...

See also

• Gerrit Jan Heijn
• Super de Boer
• Konmar
• C1000

Gerrit Jan Heijn (February 14, 1931 - September 9, 1987) was a Dutch businessperson. ... Super de Boer is a Dutch supermarket. ...

External link

• Albert Heijn website (in Dutch)