“Strike at Albert Heijn Distribution Centers Causes Product Shortages Across Netherlands”

If you go to the Albert Heijn after King’s Day for a paracetamol against the hangover, you should expect an empty shelf. This is the result of the strike of staff at the distribution centers of the supermarket chain.

Despite the strike, Amsterdam customers do not have to worry about King’s Night and Day. There is enough beer and the supply of tomcats is sufficient, a spokesperson reports.

“The bad news is that the paracetamol may have run out,” says the spokesperson. “The effect of the strike on Amsterdam is that products that come from our national distribution center in Geldermalsen, such as medicines and cleaning and drugstore items, are delivered less.”

In the northeast and southwest of the country, the impact of the strike is visible on the shelves, she says. Shortages of both fresh and non-perishable products can arise at supermarkets that are supplied by the distribution centers in Zwolle and Pijnacker. The stores in Amsterdam are supplied from Zaandam.