Jumbo (supermarket)
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Jumbo is a supermarket
chain in the Netherlands
. It is part of the privately owned Van Eerd Group. Van Eerd was originally a grocery wholesale company, established in 1921. In 1983, Van Eerd started the "Jumbo Supermarkten" supermarket chain. Within a short time there were dozens of Jumbos in the provinces of North Brabant
, Zeeland
and Limburg
.
, 77 establishments have been opened throughout the Netherlands. Together they have a market share of 3.4% in the Netherlands as of 1 January 2006. Jumbo's marketing claims that the chain has "7 certainties" with which they, among others, claim to have the greatest choice for the lowest prices.
In December 2005, Jumbo hypermarket was chosen as the "best shop chain of the year" in the supermarkets category .
At present Jumbo is one of the fastest growing supermarkets in the Netherlands with a market share which regularly increases by 50% year-on-year.
The chain employs 10,000 people and there are, , a total of 53 branches and 24 franchisers.
The head office and distribution centre are situated in Veghel
, (Noord Brabant). In October 2005 a Jumbo was also opened in Drenthe
province, namely in Valthermond. With the opening of this store, there is now a Jumbo in every province in the Netherlands. Although Jumbo now has shops in the whole country there are relatively few Jumbos in the Randstad
.
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
chain in the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
. It is part of the privately owned Van Eerd Group. Van Eerd was originally a grocery wholesale company, established in 1921. In 1983, Van Eerd started the "Jumbo Supermarkten" supermarket chain. Within a short time there were dozens of Jumbos in the provinces of North Brabant
North Brabant
North Brabant , sometimes called Brabant, is a province of the Netherlands, located in the south of the country, bordered by Belgium in the south, the Meuse River in the north, Limburg in the east and Zeeland in the west.- History :...
, Zeeland
Zeeland
Zeeland , also called Zealand in English, is the westernmost province of the Netherlands. The province, located in the south-west of the country, consists of a number of islands and a strip bordering Belgium. Its capital is Middelburg. With a population of about 380,000, its area is about...
and Limburg
Limburg (Netherlands)
Limburg is the southernmost of the twelve provinces of the Netherlands. It is located in the southeastern part of the country and bordered by the province of Gelderland to the north, Germany to the east, Belgium to the south and part of the west, andthe Dutch province of North Brabant partly to...
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, 77 establishments have been opened throughout the Netherlands. Together they have a market share of 3.4% in the Netherlands as of 1 January 2006. Jumbo's marketing claims that the chain has "7 certainties" with which they, among others, claim to have the greatest choice for the lowest prices.
In December 2005, Jumbo hypermarket was chosen as the "best shop chain of the year" in the supermarkets category .
At present Jumbo is one of the fastest growing supermarkets in the Netherlands with a market share which regularly increases by 50% year-on-year.
The chain employs 10,000 people and there are, , a total of 53 branches and 24 franchisers.
The head office and distribution centre are situated in Veghel
Veghel
Veghel is a municipality and a town in the southern Netherlands.Since 1994 Veghel and the neighbouring village of Erp have formed a single municipality.Veghel is twinned with Goch in Germany.- Population centres :*Boerdonk*Eerde*Erp*Keldonk...
, (Noord Brabant). In October 2005 a Jumbo was also opened in Drenthe
Drenthe
Drenthe is a province of the Netherlands, located in the north-east of the country. The capital city is Assen. It is bordered by Overijssel to the south, Friesland to the west, Groningen to the north, and Germany to the east.-History:Drenthe, unlike many other parts of the Netherlands, has been a...
province, namely in Valthermond. With the opening of this store, there is now a Jumbo in every province in the Netherlands. Although Jumbo now has shops in the whole country there are relatively few Jumbos in the Randstad
Randstad
Image:Randstad_with_scale.png|400px|thumb|right|Clickable schematic map of the Randstadcircle 528 380 26 Schipholrect 426 356 498 436 Haarlemmermeerrect 399 166 479 245 Velsencircle 250 716 32 Delftcircle 220 642 60 The Hague...
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