C&A is a European designer and retailer specializing in fast fashion, with a focus on casual wear. The company operates approximately 1,250 stores in Europe and 330 in Brazil, as well as websites for online shopping. In Brazil, C&A is operated through a joint venture, C&A Modas S.A., which is listed on the B3 stock exchange in São Paulo. It also licenses the C&A name for stores in Mexico and China, which are under different ownership.
Key facts
- Company.name
- C&A
- Company.logo
- 125px
- Company.type
- Subsidiary
- Company.traded_as
- (only the unit in Brazil, C&A Modas SA)
- Company.founded
- (in Sneek, Netherlands)
- Company.founders
- Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer
- Company.location
- Vilvoorde, BelgiumDüsseldorf, Germany
- Company.locations
- 1290 (2022)
- Company.area_served
- Continental EuropeBrazilChina (licensed)Mexico (licensed)
- Company.key_people
- Giny Boer (CEO C&A Europe)
- Company.parent
- Cofra Holding
- Company.industry
- Retail
- Company.products
- ApparelAccessoriesFootwear
- Company.num_employees
- 50,000
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C&A is a European designer and retailer specializing in fast fashion, with a focus on casual wear. The company operates approximately 1,250 stores in Europe and 330 in Brazil, as well as websites for online shopping. In Brazil, C&A is operated through a joint venture, C&A Modas S.A., which is listed on the B3 stock exchange in São Paulo. It also licenses the C&A name for stores in Mexico and China, which are under different ownership.
C&A's brands include Angelo Litrico, Avanti, Clockhouse, Here+There, Palomino, Rodeo, Westbury, Yessica, Yessica Pure, and Your Sixth Sense.
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