C&A

international Dutch chain of fashion retail clothing stores
Organization clothing_store_chain Q701338
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C&A

Summary

C&An is a clothing store chain[1]. C&A draws 2,028 Wikipedia views per month (clothing_store_chain category, ranking #3 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • C&A was a member of German Council of Shopping Centers[3].
  • C&A was a member of Wettbewerbszentrale e.V.[4].
  • C&An is in the country of Germany[5].
  • C&An is in the country of Belgium[6].
  • C&An is in the country of Netherlands[7].
  • C&An is in the country of Mexico[8].
  • C&An is in the country of Poland[9].
  • C&A's instance of is recorded as clothing store chain[10].
  • C&A's instance of is recorded as business[11].
  • C&A's founder is recorded as Clemens Brenninkmeijer[12].
  • C&A's founder is recorded as August Brenninkmeijer[13].
  • C&An is owned by Brenninkmeijer family[14].
  • Clemens Brenninkmeijer is named after C&A[15].
  • August Brenninkmeijer is named after C&A[16].
  • C&A's headquarters location is recorded as Düsseldorf[17].
  • C&A's headquarters location is recorded as Vilvoorde[18].
  • C&A's chief executive officer is recorded as Edward Brenninkmeijer[19].
  • C&A's child organization or unit is recorded as C&A Modas[20].
  • C&A's Commons category is recorded as C&A[21].
  • C&A's industry is recorded as retail[22].
  • C&A's archives at is recorded as Draiflessen Collection[23].
  • January 1, 1841 marks the founding of C&A[24].
  • C&A's location of formation is recorded as Sneek[25].
  • C&A's official website is recorded as https://www.c-and-a.com/[26].
  • C&A's official website is recorded as https://www.c-and-a.com/uk/en/corporate/company/[27].

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Founding

Founders include Clemens Brenninkmeijer[12] and August Brenninkmeijer[13]. January 1, 1841 marks the founding of C&A[24]. C&A's location of formation is recorded as Sneek[25].

Identity

C&A's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'C&A'}[28].

Leadership

C&A's chief executive officer is recorded as Edward Brenninkmeijer[19].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Düsseldorf[17], an urban municipality in Germany[29], in Germany[30] and Vilvoorde[18], a municipality of Belgium[31], in Belgium[32]. C&A's child organization or unit is recorded as C&A Modas[20].

Industry

C&A's industry is recorded as retail[22].

Ownership

C&An is owned by Brenninkmeijer family[14]. C&A's product or material produced is recorded as clothing[33].

Why It Matters

C&A draws 2,028 Wikipedia views per month (clothing_store_chain category, ranking #3 of 19).[2] C&A has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] C&An is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. Retrieved . lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . gcsc.de. Retrieved . gcsc.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [4] ↑ . wettbewerbszentrale.de. Retrieved . wettbewerbszentrale.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . draiflessen.com. Retrieved . draiflessen.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . cyamoda.com. cyamoda.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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