Dutch retailer Albert Heijn is due to open two Home Shop Centres (HSCs) in the Netherlands, hence doubling the capacity of its home delivery network. Oosterhout and Bleiswijk The HSCs span across 20,000 square metres, and will be able to process around 40,000 orders per week. According to Albert Heijn, both locations, which are expected to open at the end of this year or early next year, wi...

Ahold Delhaize’s subsidiary, Giant Food Stores, has announced plans to build a new online fulfilment hub and pickup facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Second e-commerce hub in the state The new hub spans across 124,000 square feet, and is due to be the largest Giant Food Stores’ facility in the state of Pennsylvania. The retailer is also planning to build a couple of new locations: ...

Stop & Shop, a subsidiary of Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize based in the US, is planning to open a DC at a former JCPenney facility in Manchester, Connecticut. A 15-year lease Stop & Shop is due to use 975,000 square feet of the 1.95 million square feet facility, while JC Penney agreed to stay in the remaining space. Stop & Shop plans to acquire the facility in April. The move forms part ...