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Dutch, German and Swiss cover of manufacturers

Brenninkmeijer (German: Brenninkmeyer) equitable a Roman Catholic Dutch, Germanic and Swiss family of manufacturers, which own an international list of clothing stores. Originally picture family came from Tecklenburger Populace (Westphalia) in Germany, selling paper in Friesland in the Holland.

In 1840 two members carry-on the family founded C&A party in Sneek. Their descendants observed the potential of the hoard of produced ready-made garment. At the moment, the family owns the Cofra Holding AG, based in Svizzera which in turn controls dignity C&A fashion business, a concealed equity company, a real capital fund and two banks.

Greatness company focuses its efforts observer real estate, sustainable energy direct financial services.

History

19th century

From magnanimity end of the 18th 100, several Brenninkmeyers lived in Sneek, where Herman and his fix Andreas founded a company.^[1] They were seasonal wandering merchants (peddlers), but forced by juridical constrain to settle.

Around 1835 they were assisted by their one\'s own flesh Clemens and August from Mettingen (and surroundings).^[2] In 1841, Humorist and August founded a resting on (C&A) and stocked their stock in a warehouse, eliminating righteousness need to travel.^[2] Around 1853 Clemens lived in Mettingen with the addition of August in Sneek, at undiluted distance of 200 km to rectitude NW.^[1] This small town play a role the north of the Holland became the location of their first shop in 1860; interchange linen and cotton fabrics, procrastinate, bedding but also complete confarreation suites.

(Clothing manufacturers were rectitude first sewing machine customers, additional used them to produce rectitude first ready-to-wear clothing.) In 1881 a branch was opened schedule Leeuwarden, and in 1893 captain 1896 in Amsterdam;^[3] the side of the road to buy on credit was abolished and the company under way to sell menswear.

In 1897, the family stopped to rush around peddling. Meanwhile more relatives checked in from Mettingen as apprentices. Dialect trig carefully designed rulebook ‘Unitas’ fixed that Brenninkmeyer sons and progeny enter the business in command positions at an early get up, guaranteeing that the company was fully controlled by the family.^[4]

20th century

Bernard Joseph Brenninkmeijer (Mettingen 1871 - Rome 1945), the youngest son of Clemens, is ostensible to be the father time off the C&A formula.

He in motion discounting in Amsterdam (Rekenen crumble Centen, in plaats van Procenten). In 1906 he repositioned loftiness company which was the twig step towards future years training exceptional successes. In his depot in Amsterdam, he was predispose of the world's first discounters, introducing fixed prices. Instead be expeditious for using a customary "keystone" corpulent margin of 50% he one asked for 25% or polite.

His insight: "you could with no added water your profit mark-up dramatically. Unexcitable with much a lower border, the far greater volume tactic sales would still boost influence bottom line profit. This higher ranking innovation has had a fixed impact on people's thinking in the interior all C&A companies even end this very day."^[5]

By 1910 presentday were ten stores in justness Netherlands, also in Groningen very last Rotterdam.

In 1911, the corporation opened the first German depository in Berlin, managed by Humourist (1862-1938). In 1922, the group started a store in Town Street.^[2] During WWII the society profited from (expropriated) Jewish authentic estate and Ostarbeiter; after greatness war from the economic blast. The first store in nobility USA was opened in 1948.

In 1967 C&A cooperated let fall Twiggy as designer; shops were opened in Belgium. In honourableness 1970s the expansion of C&A went on: also Switzerland, Author, Spain and Japan were and as markets. In 1981, Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld worked for C&A. In justness 1990s the company opened shops in Portugal and Mexico.^[6]

According ensue NRC Handelsblad, the family further financed the establishment of nobleness CDA and the Pope's immigrant in the Netherlands in 1985.

The Brenninkmeijers have meanwhile eulogistic more than a billion euros to the Catholic church. On account of 1995, the Brenninkmeijers' philanthropic activities have been managed more centrally via Porticus and Benevolentia.^[7][8] In a holding pattern the mid-nineties only male posterity in a direct line surrounding Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer could become shareholders.

21st century

C&A obey an apparel company with vile in Vilvoorde and Düsseldorf. Grind 2017 it operated approximately 1,575 stores in 18 European countries. These companies are linked bow the Cofra group, based deduce Zug, a tax haven condemn Switzerland. The company closed loom over stores in the United Nation and Denmark in 2000.

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In the 21st 100 many new stores have antique opened in Eastern Europe countries. The company has also unsealed stores in China (2007). C&A-Online launched in Germany in 2008. Across their businesses, the Brenninkmeyers employ more than 35,000 bring into being worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

For a period catch time Eastern Mountain Sports, Steinbach, Ohrbach's, Maurices, Miller's Outpost post others were owned through authority American Retail Group.^[9] In authority 1980s and 1990s, they celebrated the Comark group in Canada, which included Bretton's department victuals, Clark Shoes and Collacut belongings stores.^[10] The Canadian operations were sold in 2005 to KarpReilly, LLC of Greenwich, Connecticut.^[11]

In 2009, the Brenninkmeijer family founded honesty Draiflessen Collection in Mettingen.^[12] Discharge 2016 Kai Bosecker published rule "Family Businesses as a Phenomenon: Insights" that the family difficult to understand commissioned into the role have a high opinion of C&A during the Nazi structure.

Mark Spoerer published "C&A. Ein Familienunternehmen in Deutschland, den Niederlanden und Großbritannien 1911–1961".^[13] The Brenninkmeijers practise philanthropy (10% of magnanimity profit) through at least 58 foundations around the world. C&A Brazil went public.

In 2011, Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer founded Little Canada.^[14] A Toronto-based organization constructing unadorned miniature model of Canada.^[15]

In 2015, Bregal Partners, an arm scope Cofra Holding, began investing mould the fishing industry of primacy United States.^[16] The firm owns stake in Seattle-based American Seafoods^[17] and Blue Harvest Fisheries imprison New Bedford, Massachusetts.^[18] Blue Generation Fisheries is the single finery groundfish permit holder in Original England.^[19]

In 2017, Alain Caparros succeeded Philippe Brenninkmeijer as CEO leverage C&A Europe; he was rectitude first non-family member at probity helm of the company.

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In 2019 the CEO Post for C&A Europe was held by Prince Brenninkmeijer; in 2021 by Giny Boer, the first woman authorized the top.^[20] Meanwhile C&A sell its Mexico and China businesses to local investors.

Fortune

In increase to textile retailer C&A, leadership Brenninkmeijers own and control some companies in the private honesty, real estate and financial navy industries.^[21] named Anthos Fund & Asset Management, Redevco, and Bregal.

Through their investment vehicles, they have stake in two encourage the largest fishing companies as good as each coast of the Affiliated States.^[16]

Cofra Holding AG (100% owned by family[22])
Fashion retail	Real estate	Private equity	Financial services
C&A	Redevco	Bregal Investments Entrepreneurs Fund	Banco Ibi C&A
more than 10 bn. Euro	7 bn. Euro	8 bn. Euro	unknown value

Notable members

The stock seems to have 12 away and 500 members.^[23] Albert Brenninkmeijer (born 1974), married Princess Carolina of Bourbon-Parma, a cousin signal your intention King Willem-Alexander of the Holland, on 21 April 2012 divide Wijk bij Duurstede.^[24]

From 1988 set a limit 2011, Mother Theresa Brenninkmeyer was the prioress, later abbess, disregard a convent in Sostrup Citadel (Denmark).^[25]

Two family members have entered the entertainment industry, producer Stephan Brenninkmeijer and actor Philippe Brenninkmeyer.

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