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management (often consisting the municipality and local entrepreneurs). The platform aims<br />

to promote city centre management by exchanging information and experience between<br />

member-cities of the network. See: www.binnenstadsmanagement.org<br />

RND abbreviation of the Dutch retail council (Raad Nederlandse Detailhandel). The RND is the<br />

central coordinating employers’ organisation in retail trade. It represents most of the chain<br />

stores. See: www.raadnederlandsedetailhandel.nl<br />

SGB abbreviation of Social Geographical Office (Sociaal Geografisch Bureau), which performs<br />

investigations, evaluates policies and provides forecasts for the City of Dordrecht and<br />

surroundings (the so-called ‘Drecht-cities’ and southern part of the province Zuid-Holland).<br />

See: www.sociaalgeografischbureau.nl<br />

TRN abbreviation of marketing and promotion organisation Tourism Recreation Netherlands<br />

(Toerisme Recreatie Nederland), which was renamed Netherlands Board of Tourism &<br />

Conventions (Nederlands Bureau voor Toerisme & Congressen, NBTC) in 2004. Its mission is<br />

to promote tourism and business travel to and within the Netherlands. To this end, NBTC<br />

develops innovative marketing and promotion services world wide, including international<br />

events and theme years, providing added value for partners in the tourism, business travel<br />

and <strong>public</strong> sectors and visitors to Holland. See: www.trnet.nl<br />

V&D (Vroom & Dreesmann) a chain of 60 department stores located in medium to large Dutch<br />

cities. The first store was opened in Amsterdam in 1887. See text box in Chapter 8 and www.<br />

vd.nl<br />

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