Kruidvat

Kruidvat
Subsidiary of A.S. Watson Group
Industry Retail
Founded 1975
Headquarters Renswoude, Netherlands
Number of locations
Approximately 1900
Area served
Netherlands, Belgium, France
Key people
Domanic Lai (Group Managing Director)
Products Pharmacy Health & Beauty
Owner A.S. Watson Group
Parent CK Hutchison Holdings
Website www.kruidvat.nl
A Kruidvat shop in The Hague, the Netherlands

Kruidvat is a Dutch retail, pharmacy and drugstore chain specialised in health and beauty products, 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 Hong Kong company A.S. Watson in November 2002 for 1.3 billion. Kruidvat's headquarters is located in Renswoude, with its main distribution centre in Heteren.

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