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Group at a glance

A short overview of Ahold, including a snapshot of our businesses, strategy, highlights from 2010 and a message from our CEO.

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At the end of 2010, we had:

2,970stores
213,000employees
€29.5 billionsales

The foundation of our company is selling great food – this is what we are known for and is our core business. We provide customers with great value and a convenient and innovative shopping experience with a wide range of products and healthy choices. Our vision is to offer all of our stakeholders – our customers, employees, suppliers, shareholders, and the communities we serve – better choice, better value, better life, every day. We are committed to acting responsibly in all that we do.

We have simplified and streamlined our businesses and are looking at growth opportunities. We are focused on innovation to ensure we continue to offer great products, services, and store formats and stay at the forefront of consumer trends and customer needs.

Our employees are the key to our success. Their commitment to the customer and to providing a great shopping experience sets us apart and is essential to the profitable growth of our company.

Our brands

We operate strong consumer brands in local markets in Europe and the United States.

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Group highlights

Progress with our strategy for sustainable profitable growth.

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Message from our CEO

CEO Dick Boer on Ahold’s financial performance, 2010 highlights and the year ahead.

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Our strategy

Accelerating growth, improving returns, and creating shareholder value.

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Our values

Our companies share five common values that define who we are, what's important to us, and how we do things.

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