Karel van Eerd explained

Karel van Eerd
Birth Name:Carolus Johannes Maria van Eerd
Birth Date:8 April 1938
Birth Place:Veghel, Netherlands
Death Place:Veghel, Netherlands
Nationality:Dutch
Occupation:businessman

Carolus Johannes Maria "Karel" van Eerd (8 April 1938 – 14 December 2022) was a Dutch supermarket entrepreneur. For many years he was general manager and then chairman of the supervisory board of supermarkets Jumbo.[1] [2]

Van Eerd came from a family that owned food wholesalers since the early 20th-century. In 1957, when he was 18 years old, he joined the business at the time his father had to take it easy. He soon took over the management. Van Eerd took over the name "Jumbo" and its formula in 1984 from Jan Meurs. In the mid-1980s there were three Jumbo stores. In 2022, at the time of his death, there were over 700 Jumbo supermarkets, including some in Belgium.

Van Eerd died in Veghel on 14 December 2022, at the age of 84.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In memoriam Karel van Eerd (84) Grondlegger van Jumbo, was ’gentleman in een Bentley’. Dagblad van het Noorden. 15 December 2022. 15 December 2022. nl.
  2. Web site: Grondlegger Karel van Eerd (84) van supermarktketen Jumbo overleden. NOS. 15 December 2022. 15 December 2022. nl.