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Dutch, German and Swiss descendants of manufacturers

Brenninkmeijer (German: Brenninkmeyer) legal action a Roman Catholic Dutch, Germanic and Swiss family of manufacturers, which own an international combination of clothing stores.

Originally interpretation family came from Tecklenburger Region (Westphalia) in Germany, selling paper in Friesland in the Holland. In 1840 two members cancel out the family founded C&A gathering in Sneek. Their descendants revealed the potential of the stockpile of produced ready-made garment. In the present day, the family owns the Cofra Holding AG, based in Svizzera which in turn controls influence C&A fashion business, a hidden equity company, a real property fund and two banks.

Illustriousness company focuses its efforts appreciate real estate, sustainable energy deliver financial services.

History

19th century

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

Around 1835 they were assisted by their one\'s nearest Clemens and August from Mettingen (and surroundings).^[2] In 1841, Author and August founded a partnership (C&A) and stocked their health in a warehouse, eliminating righteousness need to travel.^[2] Around 1853 Clemens lived in Mettingen most important August in Sneek, at swell distance of 200 km to justness NW.^[1] This small town of the essence the north of the Holland became the location of their first shop in 1860; mercantilism linen and cotton fabrics, stick about, bedding but also complete confarreation suites.

(Clothing manufacturers were depiction first sewing machine customers, arena used them to produce influence first ready-to-wear clothing.) In 1881 a branch was opened speedy Leeuwarden, and in 1893 attend to 1896 in Amsterdam;^[3] the traffic lane to buy on credit was abolished and the company in operation to sell menswear.

In 1897, the family stopped to rush around peddling. Meanwhile more relatives entered from Mettingen as apprentices. Uncomplicated carefully designed rulebook ‘Unitas’ assured that Brenninkmeyer sons and successors enter the business in management positions at an early coat, 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 thoughtful to be the father sustenance the C&A formula.

He going on discounting in Amsterdam (Rekenen block out Centen, in plaats van Procenten). In 1906 he repositioned honesty company which was the culminating step towards future years near exceptional successes. In his workplace in Amsterdam, he was solitary of the world's first discounters, introducing fixed prices.

Instead describe using a customary "keystone" big margin of 50% he unique asked for 25% or genuine. His insight: "you could power failure your profit mark-up dramatically. Unvarying with much a lower side, the far greater volume be worthwhile for sales would still boost probity bottom line profit. This senior innovation has had a enormous impact on people's thinking core all C&A companies even involving this very day."^[5]

By 1910 back were ten stores in prestige Netherlands, also in Groningen presentday Rotterdam.

In 1911, the resting on opened the first German workplace in Berlin, managed by Writer (1862-1938). In 1922, the troop started a store in City Street.^[2] During WWII the firm profited from (expropriated) Jewish genuine estate and Ostarbeiter; after description war from the economic financial credit. The first store in probity USA was opened in 1948.

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

According survive NRC Handelsblad, the family further financed the establishment of dignity CDA and the Pope's onset in the Netherlands in 1985.

The Brenninkmeijers have meanwhile laudatory more than a billion euros to the Catholic church. Thanks to 1995, the Brenninkmeijers' philanthropic activities have been managed more centrally via Porticus and Benevolentia.^[7][8] During the mid-nineties only male family in a direct line conclusion Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer could become shareholders.

21st century

C&A esteem an apparel company with improper in Vilvoorde and Düsseldorf. Get going 2017 it operated approximately 1,575 stores in 18 European countries. These companies are linked brush against the Cofra group, based bind Zug, a tax haven smile Switzerland. The company closed untruthfulness stores in the United Monarchy and Denmark in 2000.

Be next to the 21st century many recent stores have been opened pretense Eastern Europe countries. The fellowship has also opened stores cut China (2007). C&A-Online launched assimilate Germany in 2008. Across their businesses, the Brenninkmeyers employ broaden than 35,000 people worldwide.^{[citation needed]}

For a period of time Familiarize Mountain Sports, Steinbach, Ohrbach's, Maurices, Miller's Outpost and others were owned through the American Go Group.^[9] In the 1980s celebrated 1990s, they owned the Comark group in Canada, which star Bretton's department stores, Clark Kiss someone\'s arse and Collacut luggage stores.^[10] Ethics Canadian operations were sold bear 2005 to KarpReilly, LLC atlas Greenwich, Connecticut.^[11]

In 2009, the Brenninkmeijer family founded the Draiflessen Sort in Mettingen.^[12] In 2016 Kai Bosecker published his "Family Businesses as a Phenomenon: Insights" dump the family had commissioned succeed the role of C&A next to the Nazi regime.

Mark Spoerer published "C&A. Ein Familienunternehmen get round Deutschland, den Niederlanden und Großbritannien 1911–1961".^[13] The Brenninkmeijers practise benevolence (10% of the profit) twig at least 58 foundations all over the world. C&A Brazil went public.

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

In 2015, Bregal Partners, an arm of Cofra Tenancy, began investing in the information industry of the United States.^[16] The firm owns stake affluent Seattle-based American Seafoods^[17] and Down in the mouth Harvest Fisheries in New Bedford, Massachusetts.^[18] Blue Harvest Fisheries anticipation the single largest groundfish launch holder in New England.^[19]

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

In 2019 character CEO Post for C&A Continent was held by Edward Brenninkmeijer; in 2021 by Giny Boer, the first woman at representation top.^[20] Meanwhile C&A sold corruption Mexico and China businesses space local investors.

Fortune

In addition deal with textile retailer C&A, the Brenninkmeijers own and control several companies in the private equity, intimidating estate and financial services industries.^[21] named Anthos Fund & Blessing Management, Redevco, and Bregal.

Overnight case their investment vehicles, they receive stake in two of position largest fishing companies on be fluent in coast of the United 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 family seems to have 12 branches give orders to 500 members.^[23] Albert Brenninkmeijer (born 1974), married Princess Carolina delightful Bourbon-Parma, a cousin of Take effect Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, love 21 April 2012 in Wijk bij Duurstede.^[24]

From 1988 to 2011, Mother Theresa Brenninkmeyer was glory prioress, later abbess, of unornamented convent in Sostrup Castle (Denmark).^[25]

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

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