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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                  ------------

                                 AMENDMENT NO. 3
                                       TO
                                  SCHEDULE 13D

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                                  Peapod, Inc.
                              ------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)


                     Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    704718105
                                 (CUSIP Number)
Mr. A.H.P.M. van Tielraden                         with copies to:
Koninklijke Ahold N.V.                             John Reiss, Esq.
Albert Heijnweg 1                                  White & Case LLP
1507 EH Zaandam                                    1155 Avenue of the Americas
The Netherlands                                    New York, NY 10036
011-31-75-659-9111                                 212-819-8200

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person  Authorized to Receive Notices and
 Communications)
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CUSIP No. 704718105
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 1       NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
         S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

         Koninklijke Ahold N.V.             I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. 000000000

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 2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP              (a) / /
                                                                       (b) /x/

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 3       SEC USE ONLY


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 4       SOURCE OF FUNDS

         WC

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 5       CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED          / /
         PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e)

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 6       CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

         The Netherlands

----------------------------------- ------- ------------------------------------
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY        7      SOLE VOTING POWER
OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON              58,262,727 (1) (2)
WITH
                                    ------- ------------------------------------
                                     8      SHARED VOTING POWER
                                            None
                                    ------- ------------------------------------
                                     9      SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                            58,262,727 (1) (2)
                                    ------- ------------------------------------
                                     10     SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                            None
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 11      AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
         58,262,727 (1) (2)
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12       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
         CERTAIN SHARES                                                    / /

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13       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

         78.9% (2)
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14       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

         CO
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          (1) The shares of common stock of Peapod,  Inc. (the "Issuer") covered
by this report are (a)  purchasable  by  Koninklijke  Ahold N.V.  ("Ahold") upon
conversion or exercise of (i) 726,371  shares of Series C Convertible  Preferred
Stock (the  "Series C Shares")  of the Issuer  which would be  convertible  into
initially 19,369,873 shares of Common Stock, representing approximately 51.9% of
the total  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock as of October 6, 2000  (based on
information  received  from the  Issuer and  treating  as  outstanding  for this
purpose  the shares of Common  Stock  subject to  conversion  under the Series C
Convertible Preferred Stock), (ii) the warrant (the "Previously Issued Warrant")
granted by the Issuer to Ahold  pursuant  to the Warrant  Agreement  dated as of
April 10, 2000, to initially  purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock, (iii) the
warrant  (the  "Warrant  (Credit  Agreement)")  dated as of April 14,  2000,  to
initially  purchase  3,566,667 shares of Common Stock, and (iv) the warrant (the
"Warrant (Preferred Stock)", and together with the Previously Issued Warrant and
the Warrant (Credit  Agreement),  the "Warrants")) dated as of June 30, 2000, to
purchase  initially  32,894,270 shares of Common Stock, and (b) 2,331,917 shares
of Common Stock which Ahold owns,  representing  with the shares of common stock
subject  to  conversion   under  the  Series  C  Convertible   Preferred   Stock
approximately  58.1% of the  total  outstanding  shares  of  Common  Stock as of
October 6, 2000 (based on  information  received from the Issuer and treating as
outstanding  for this purpose the shares of Common Stock  subject to  conversion
under the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock).

          Prior to the  exercise of the  Warrants,  Ahold is not entitled to any
rights as a shareholder  of the Issuer as to the shares covered by the Warrants.
The Warrants may be exercised at any time.

          On October 12,  2000 Ahold  exchanged  the 726,371  shares of Series B
Convertible  Preferred  Stock (the  "Shares")  held by it for  726,371  Series C
Shares.

          (2) Based on  information  received  from the  Issuer,  the  number of
shares indicated represents  approximately 78.9% of the total outstanding shares
of Common Stock as of October 6, 2000 (treating as outstanding  for this purpose
the shares of Common Stock subject to  conversion  under the Series C Shares and
the shares of Common Stock subject to exercise under the Warrants).

          This Amendment No. 3 amends and  supplements the Schedule 13D filed on
April 24, 2000 as amended by  Amendment  No. 1 to Schedule 13D filed on June 30,
2000 and Amendment No. 2 to Schedule 13D filed on October 11, 2000,  relating to
the  shares of common  stock,  $0.01 par value per share  ("Common  Stock"),  of
Peapod,  Inc., a Delaware  corporation (the "Issuer"),  the principal  executive
offices of which are located at 9933 Woods Drive, Skokie,  Illinois 60077. Terms
not otherwise  defined  herein shall have the  respective  meaning given to such
terms in the Schedule 13D filed on April 24, 2000.

Item 3.  Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

          Item 3 is hereby  amended by adding  after the final  paragraph of the
item the following:

          "Exchange for Series C Convertible Preferred Stock.
          --------------------------------------------------

          On October  12,  2000 Ahold  exchanged  726,371  Shares held by it for
726,371 Series C Shares.  The sole consideration for the 726,371 Series C Shares
was the 726,371 Shares."

Item 4.  Purpose of the transaction.

          Items 4(a) to (j) is hereby amended by adding  immediately  before the
penultimate paragraph of the item the following:

          "Exchange of Shares for Series C Shares.
          ---------------------------------------

          On October  12,  2000 Ahold  exchanged  726,371  Shares held by it for
726,371 Series C Shares pursuant to the terms of an Exchange Agreement and First
Amendment to Purchase  Agreement  (Dated April 14, 2000) dated as of October 12,
2000  (the  "Exchange  Agreement"),  a copy of which is filed as  Exhibit  10.12
hereto.  The Series C Shares have the same terms as the Shares  except that,  in
lieu of a provision  for mandatory  redemption by the Issuer of the Shares,  the
Series C Shares  provide for an increase  in the  dividend  rate on the Series C
Shares to 16% from and after June 30, 2008.  The Issuer filed a  Certificate  of
Designations of Series C Convertible  Preferred Stock of Peapod,  Inc., dated as
of October 11, 2000 as amended on October 13,  2000, a copy of which is filed as
Exhibit 10.13 hereto.

          Concurrently with the execution of the Exchange Agreement,  the Issuer
amended  the  Issuer's  stockholders  rights plan to provide the Series C Shares
with the same rights as those provided under the rights plan for the Shares."

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

          Item 5(a) is hereby  amended and  restated in its  entirety to read as
follows:

          "(a) Through its holding of 2,331,917  shares of Common Stock and upon
conversion  of the Series C Shares and  exercise of the  Warrants,  Ahold may be
deemed to be the beneficial  owner of 58,262,727  shares of Common Stock,  which
would represent approximately 78.9% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding as
of October 6, 2000 (based on  information  received from the Issuer and treating
as outstanding for this purpose the shares of Common Stock subject to the Series
C Shares and the Warrants)."

Item 6.   Contracts,  Arrangements,  Understandings  or  Relationships  With
          Respect to Securities of the Issuer.

          Item 6 is hereby  amended  and  restated  in its  entirety  to read as
follows:

          "The Issuer and Ahold entered into the Exchange  Agreement,  according
to which Ahold exchanged 726,371 Shares held by it for 726,371 Series C Shares."

Item 7.   Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

          Item 7 is hereby  amended by adding  after the final  paragraph of the
item the following:

"10.12    Exchange  Agreement and First Amendment to Purchase  Agreement  (Dated
          April 14,  2000),  dated as of October 12,  2000 by and among  Peapod,
          Inc. and Koninklijke Ahold N.V.

10.13     Certificate of Designations of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of
          Peapod,  Inc.,  dated as of October 11, 2000 and as amended on October
          13, 2000."

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                                    SIGNATURE


          After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.

Dated: October 16, 2000


                                       KONINKLIJKE AHOLD N.V.



                                       By:  /s/ A.H.P.M. van Tielraden
                                            ----------------------------------
                                            Name: A.H.P.M. van Tielraden
                                            Title: General Counsel


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


10.12     Exchange  Agreement and First Amendment to Purchase  Agreement  (Dated
          April 14,  2000),  dated as of October 12,  2000 by and among  Peapod,
          Inc. and Koninklijke Ahold N.V.

10.13     Certificate of Designations of Series C Convertible Preferred Stock of
          Peapod,  Inc.,  dated as of October 11, 2000 and as amended on October
          13, 2000.


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