Ahold started its activities in Slovakia in 2001, when it opened its first Hypernova stores. The first Albert supermarket was opened in 2005. Today, Ahold operates 26 stores in Slovakia, where it is among the best known names in food retail.
The company, which also operates more than 21 gas stations in the Czech Republic and seven in Slovakia, employs 15,000 people in both countries and provides service to over 200 million Czech and Slovak customers every year.