date:Jun 06, 2014
Dutch retailer Royal Ahold NV said today it will cut 210 posts to streamline the functions at its head office as part of what it described as its simplicity program.
After a detailed review, a number of head office support roles will be made more efficient, and the commercial activities at Albert Heijn will be streamlined, it said.
As a result 130 people will have to leave the company in the Netherlands. The remaining 80 of the 210 job cuts will include vacancies, temporary contracts, and na