When did C&A go bust?
The last UK stores, in Hounslow, west London, and Bradford, closed in May 2001. Founded in the 1920s by the Dutch brothers Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer, C&A, at least in the UK, was accused of failing to move with fashion and recorded several losses in the late 1990s.
In 2000, C&A announced its intention to withdraw from the British market, where it had been operating since 1922, and the last UK retail stores closed in 2001.
The company says that this decision is caused by 'continuing difficulties in the UK. ' The UK business has lost £250 million over the last five years. The mid-market chain has suffered due to the rise of specialist retailers and the arrival of discount shops such as Matalan.
Experts say C&A has been suffering a long slow decline. Six years ago it controlled 4.4 per cent of the British clothing market; now its share is 1.9 per cent, though it still ranks fourth behind Marks & Spencer, Arcadia (which includes Burton, Top Shop, Wallis and Dorothy Perkins) and Next.
We are now also a major online retailer in nearly all of our markets. So customers can always find a C&A location close to home 24/7! Whether you are visiting us at one of our Country-wide stores or prefer to browse online through our varied range - we always offer you a unique shopping experience.
Founded in Lancashire in 1978, B&M stands for Billington & Mayman - the name given to the business by founder Malcolm Billington - and also denotes 'Bargain Madness'.
From the small German town of Mettingen near the border with the Netherlands, Clemens and August's ancestors had long been successful traders in northern Holland, leaving the family farm in 1671 to sell their wares as travelling linen merchants.
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Ranked C&A Clothing Company Product Quality the Lowest.
| 1 to 2 Years | 3.3 |
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| Male | 3.2 |
Woolworths Group plc entered administration on 27 January 2009, and it was officially dissolved on 13 October 2015. The collapse of Woolworths was a symbol of the credit crunch and financial turmoil in the United Kingdom at the end of 2008.
What happened to ASOS?
Asos's share price tumbled by 15% in early trading before regaining a little ground. Its share price is down 42% since the beginning of 2021. The warning of lower future profits overshadowed its results for the year to 31 August, which showed sales rose 22% to £3.9bn.
Tammy Girl, a staple fashion brand from the 90s, has been brought back and is now stocked on Asos decades after its high street stores shut down. The Manchester-based only fashion Daisy Street relaunched Tammy Girl after it officially closed down in 2016.
The company had its origins in a Bristol-based grocer known as J.H. Mills which was founded in 1875 and which developed a self-service supermarket chain named Gateway Foodmarkets in 1960. During the early 1970s, Gateway operated primarily in the southwest of England with a few stores elsewhere.
Deloitte closed all 807 Woolworths stores between 27 December 2008 and 6 January 2009, resulting in 27,000 job losses. Woolworths Group plc entered administration on 27 January 2009, and it was officially dissolved on 13 October 2015.
BHS collapsed into administration in April 2016, with the loss of 11,000 jobs, after the company ran out of money. The 88-year-old retailer had been owned for just a year by the serial bankrupt Dominic Chappell, who had bought it for £1 from Sir Philip Green.
Opened by a Dutch company, back in 1841, the store offered affordable fashion for all the family. Whilst this popular shop closed in 2001, the brand continues to be successful across Europe, Asia and America. You can also still buy C&A clothes and accessories online.
C&A eventually closed in the late 1990s, after which Primark took over. But a new future beckons for Castlegate, with the council's plan to bring professional services into the block between the magistrates' court and the tram lines.
