Business

Albert Heijn will stop grocery deliveries nationwide from 3:00 PM on Friday due to the KNMI’s code red heat warning. The supermarket says employee safety comes first. Deliveries are expected to resume Saturday morning, while customers are asked to visit stores or reschedule orders.

Eindhoven is growing rapidly and becoming increasingly international, yet many residents still live alongside one another. The StadsMakers International programme brings locals and internationals together to design practical initiatives that strengthen neighbourhood connections. On 28 June, participants present their solutions during the StadsMakers Expo at Strijp‑S.

Drugstore employees at Etos, Kruidvat, and Holland & Barrett will strike again on Saturday, FNV says. The union is protesting proposed cuts to Sunday pay and stalled collective labor agreement talks.

The Supreme Court has ruled that taxpayers who failed to object to the Box 3 levy on time will not receive compensation, despite the tax later being declared unlawful. The decision affects more than a million people hoping for a refund.

Next week will see widespread strikes across the Netherlands as cleaners and metal workers join public transport staff to protest against government spending cuts. Organised by trade unions, the industrial action targets planned reductions to state pensions (AOW), unemployment benefits (WW), and disability support (WIA). The disruptions will include a total halt to morning train services and a 24-hour cleaners' strike on Wednesday, followed by a full-day walkout by regional metal workers on Friday, as unions demand that the government permanently drop the cuts.

Shoppers planning a last-minute dash for Father’s Day gifts this Sunday face disruption as staff at major drugstore chains, including Kruidvat, Etos, and Holland & Barrett, prepare to stage a strike. The trade union FNV called the industrial action following a bitter dispute over collective bargaining agreements, with workers furious over retail bosses' controversial proposals to slash Sunday overtime pay in half.

A new CPB study finds that rising energy and fuel costs from the Middle East conflict have only a small effect on disposable incomes for most households, though lower‑income and high‑consumption households face larger losses.

Vion will sell its Food Service Business to Group of Butchers as it continues to shift its focus to the Benelux. The deal includes Salomon Foodworld and two German production sites, while the Leeuwarden plant remains outside the sale. The move follows several years of losses and a broader restructuring effort.