About Jumbo

Jumbo is a Dutch supermarket chain. The first Jumbo supermarket was established in 1979. It is now part of the privately owned Van Eerd Group. Van Eerd was originally a grocery wholesale company, established in 1921. Jumbo is a Dutch chain of supermarkets belonging to Jumbo Groep Holding B.V., which is owned by Stichting Administratiekantoor Van Eerd Groep Holding. With a market share of 21%  it is the second largest supermarket chain in the Netherlands. In 2020, approximately 85,000 people worked at Jumbo altogether. In 2019 the company opened its first store in Belgium.

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Facts

Founded: 1979 (First Jumbo) 1921 (Van Eerd Group)

HQ: Veghel, Netherlands

Owned by: Van Eerd Group

CEO: Frits van Eerd

Formats: Jumbo, Jumbo Foodmarkt en Jumbo City

Number of stores: 671

Website: www.jumbo.nl

Number of employees: 85,000

Number of DC’s: 7

Turnover: 8.7 bln euros

Market share: 21%

Purchasing: Own

Online Grocery Shopping?: Y