The essence of Action: small prices, big smiles.

With one small first store, we started 30 years ago in Enkhuizen, the Netherlands. Action is the fastest growing non-food discounter in Europe, offering an ever changing variety of approx. 6,000 products in more than 2,500 stores to more than 15.3 million customers every week. In addition, each week another 6.5 million consumers visit.

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Stores in different countries2500

Stores in different countries

Million customers visit our stores every week15.3

Million customers visit our stores every week

Different products6000

Different products

Million consumers visit Action.com weekly6.5

Million consumers visit Action.com weekly

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Action makes its debut in Spain

08 February 2022

Europe’s fastest-growing non-food discounter opened its first Spain store in Girona on the February 8, 2022. Action successfully surprises customers with a broad, ever-changing assortment and the lowest prices in over 2,000 stores across Europe.

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Action breaks through the milestone of 2000 stores!

20 January 2022

It has been almost 30 years ago since Action started with just one small discount store in Enkhuizen, the Netherlands. And we are very proud to say that on the 17th of January 2022 we opened our 2000th store in Prague!

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Hajir Hajji to succeed Sander van der Laan as CEO of Action

02 November 2021

The Board of Directors of Action announced on November 2, that Sander van der Laan will be stepping down as CEO of Action to be succeeded by Hajir Hajji, currently Commercial Director and member of the executive management team. The handover marks the next phase of development for Action, in which continued commitment to its customers and significant growth will be coupled with the further implementation of Action’s digital and sustainability strategy.

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At Action, sustainability works on four different, yet connected levels:

People

Our people are key to our success, now and in the future. We aim to ensure that every employee has access to relevant training and development opportunities enabling them to excel at and grow. Talent development is a priority as we strive to stimulate internal mobility and promotions, which helps preserve the Action DNA during our continued growth. We foster an inclusive culture where people can continue to grow and develop themselves, and are appreciated.

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Product

We strive to offer products which go beyond compliance with quality and safety standards. This means we aim to source our products responsibly, taking societal and environmental considerations into account in our supply chain processes. While continuously delivering products that are affordable, and therefore accessible for everyone. We seek to improve product circularity and aim to mitigate the negative impact caused by pollution from packaging by increasing the use of renewable materials

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3. Planet

We are aware that our activities as a retailer contribute to climate change through CO2 emissions and the consumption of natural resources. We are committed to reducing the absolute emissions from our own operations and decreasing the impact we have on the environment, people, and future generations.

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We consider ourselves a part and partner of society. Therefore, we ensure that our business activities and tax compliance meet ethical, societal, and sustainable development related expectations. In addition, we support international and local initiatives that contribute to children being able to grow up in a safe and healthy environment.

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At Action, sustainability works on four different, yet connected levels

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