Kruidvat

Kruidvat

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name = Kruidvat

type = Retail
foundation = 1975
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location_city = Renswoude
location_country = Netherlands
locations = Approximately 1900
area_served = Netherlands, Belgium
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products = Retail, Pharmacy
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Kruidvat is a Dutch retail, pharmacy, health and beauty chain which also has branches in Belgium. The first Kruidvat was opened in 1975 by Dick Siebrand. In addition to Kruidvat itself, Kruidvat Holding also owned ICI Paris XL and Trekpleister in the Netherlands and Belgium. It also holds 50% of Rossmann in Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic in addition to Superdrug in the United Kingdom. Kruidvat Holding was sold to the Chinese company A.S. Watson in 2002 for €1.3 billion. Kruidvat's headquarters is located in Renswoude with its main distribution centre in Heteren.

ources

* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/2209697.stm BBC article on takeover by A.S. Watson]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=990DE1DE153CF930A1575BC0A9649C8B63 New York Times stub on takeover]

External links

* [http://www.kruidvat.nl/ Official Website (Dutch)]
* [http://www.aswatson.com/eng/retail_hb_kruidvat.html Kruidvat's A.S. Watson webpage]


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