Independent Investment Research, The IDEA!

The IDEA!

The Idea-Driven Equities Analyses company (the IDEA!) is an employee-owned boutique providing independent investment research and financial consultancy services with a clear focus on the Benelux countries.

The company was founded in the summer of 2007 by Henk Slotboom and Maarten Verbeek, both with more than 35 years of professional experience in the financial sector.

The IDEA! differentiates itself by focusing on adding value through self-initiated in-depth, idea-driven investment research, as well as by bespoke research assignments for institutional investors, hedge funds and private equity. In addition, we provide market intelligence, strategic research and – together with our business partners – consultancy services to businesses.

In case you are interested in receiving more information, a sample of our products or an introductory meeting, please send a message to info@theidea.nl.

Independent Investment Research

The Idea-Driven Equities Analyses company (the IDEA!) is an employee-owned boutique providing independent investment research and financial consultancy services with a clear focus on the Benelux countries. The company was founded in the summer of 2007 by Henk Slotboom and Maarten Verbeek, both with more than 35 years of professional experience in the financial sector. The IDEA! differentiates itself by focusing on adding value through self-initiated in-depth, idea-driven investment research, as well as by bespoke research assignments for institutional investors, hedge funds and private equity. In addition, we provide market intelligence, strategic research and – together with our business partners – consultancy services to businesses. In case you are interested in receiving more information, a sample of our products or an introductory meeting, please send a message to info@theidea.nl.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

Netherlands Financials / Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Ahold Delhaize | Jumbo lost further market share in FY25</li>
<li>Albert Heijn’s most important competitor in the Netherlands – family owned supermarkets chain Jumbo – continued to lose market share in FY25.</li>
<li>Jumbo now has a market share of 20.0%, down 50 bps YoY. This is in line with market share it suffered in FY24 (from 21% to 20.5%). </li>
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Ahold Delhaize | Jumbo lost further market share in FY25
Albert Heijn’s most important competitor in the Netherlands – family owned supermarkets chain Jumbo – continued to lose market share in FY25.
Jumbo now has a market share of 20.0%, down 50 bps YoY. This is in line with market share it suffered in FY24 (from 21% to 20.5%). 


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