Albert Heijn
The Netherlands' largest supermarket chain, owned by Ahold Delhaize.
Founded in Oostzaan in 1887, Albert Heijn has grown into the Netherlands’ largest supermarket chain and now also operates in Belgium.
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Did taking services offline protect Albert Heijn customer data during the incident?
Timeline for Albert Heijn
Lost home deliveries until 23 October
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Albert Heijn is the Netherlands’ largest supermarket chain. It began as a grocery shop in Oostzaan and expanded into a national retailer with both physical shops and online grocery services. The chain also operates in Belgium.
Ahold Delhaize owns Albert Heijn, placing the brand within a multinational food-retail group. Its mix of shops, a website, an app and home delivery makes it both a store network and an online grocery business. The brand’s scale in its home market gives disruptions to those channels significance beyond a single shop or local operator.
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