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Dirk

Logo: Detailresult, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Dutch supermarket chain

Dirk (Dutch: ), formerly Dirk van den Broek (Dutch: ), is a supermarket chain that operates 121 stores in the Netherlands.2 Its chief executive is Marcel Huizing.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1942Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersAlphen aan den Rijn1
  • Websitewww.dirk.nl
  • Legal formbesloten vennootschap1

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Dirk (Dutch: [ˈdɪr(ə)k]), formerly Dirk van den Broek (Dutch: [ˈdɪr(ə)k fɑn də(m) ˈbruk]), is a supermarket chain that operates 121 stores in the Netherlands.2

The story

Founded by Dirk van den Broek in 1942.1

Leadership

Who has led Dirk, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • supermarket

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Bas van der Heijden1
  2. Succeeded Digros1

Timeline

  1. 2008Acquired Acquired by Detailresult Groep1
  2. 1942Founded Founded1

Sources

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