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Albert Heijn

Born	Albert Heijn (1865-10-15)15 October 1865 Oostzaan, Netherlands
Died	13 November 1945(1945-11-13) (aged 80) Amsterdam, Netherlands
Occupation	Grocer
Known for	Founder of Albert Heijn
Spouse	Neeltje de Ridder (m. 1887)
Parents	Jan Heijn (father) Antje de Ridder (mother)
Relatives	Albert Heijn Jr. (grandson) Gerrit Jan Heijn (grandson) Ronald Jan Heijn [nl] (great-grandson)
Awards	Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

Albert Heijn (15 October 1865 – 13 November 1945) was a Dutch entrepreneur who was the original founder of Albert Heijn, which is now the largest food retailer in the Netherlands.

Biography

Albert Heijn was born in Oostzaan on the 15th of October 1865, the son of Jan Heijn and Antje de Ridder. His parents ran a successful store in the town.

On 27 May 1887, he married Neeltje de Ridder. On the same day, he took over his parents' store. The supermarket chain founded by his grandson Albert Jr. still carries the Albert Heijn name.

The first Albert Heijn store still exists as a Museum at Zaanse Schans near Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

Heijn handed over the management of the company in 1920, to his sons Jan Heijn and Gerrit Heijn, and his son-in-law Johan Hille. Later, his grandchildren Albert Jr. and Gerrit Jan Heijn would further expand the family business.

Heijn died on November 13 1945 in Amsterdam.

References

^ Blekkenhorst, Hans. "Albert Heijn (1865-1945)". Stichting Albert Heijn Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-05-21.
"Akte - Noord-Hollands Archief". WieWasWie.

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Founders

Stores

Asia	Super Indo (joint venture)
Europe	AB Albert Albert Heijn Delhaize Etos Maxi Mega Image Pingo Doce (joint venture) Tempo
North America	Food Lion Giant-Carlisle Giant-Landover Hannaford Martin's Stop & Shop

E-commerce

Former
operations

Ahold	AC Restaurants BI-LO Bruno's Food World C1000 Edwards Super Food Store Finast Pick-N-Pay Supermarkets Stop & Shop/Giant-Landover Tops U.S. Foodservice
Delhaize	Bloom Bottom Dollar Cub Foods (GA, joint venture) Harveys Kash n' Karry Reid's Sweetbay

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