Dirk van den Broek
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Dirk van den Broek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪr(ə)k fɑn də(m) ˈbruk]; 27 March 1924 – 8 April 2020)[1] was a Dutch businessman.[2][3] He was the founder of Cooperating Dirk van den Broek Companies.[4] In 2014 some of his stores were renamed Dirk.
Early life
[edit]Van den Broek was born in Amsterdam in 1924. At the age of 15, he started selling milk throughout the city.
Career
[edit]In 1942, Van den Broek opened his first business, a small dairy store in his home neighbourhood. By 1953, he had expanded his small dairy business into a supermarket, which was the first of its kind in Amsterdam.
He kept his business growing by adopting an acquisition strategy, taking over local grocery stores. Later he started D-reizen, a popular travel agency. This company is one of the oldest family-owned businesses in the Netherlands.
He owned over 120 stores in cities across the country.[4]
Van den Broek was knighted as Officer in the Order of Orange Nassau in 1990 by Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
Personal life
[edit]He was married and was a father to his five children. His children have been actively involved in the family business.
Dirk van den Broek died in Aerdenhout at the age of 96.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dirk van den Broek". www.dirkvandenbroekhistorie.nl/. Archived from the original on 20 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Amsterdam Museum belicht buurtwinkels". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 25 March 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2011.
- ^ Verschaffel, Lieven; Corte, E. De (2005). Powerful environments for promoting deep conceptual and strategic learning. Leuven University Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-90-5867-469-2.
- ^ a b "Historie". www.dirk.nl. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Supermarket founder Dirk van den Broek dies age 96". DutchNews.nl. 14 April 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2020.