The fashion chain C&A is one of the three largest clothing retailers in Germany. But in the past few years, the company has seen sales decline, reports, among other things, the trade magazine "Textile Industry". Now 13 branches of C&A in several federal states are closed. The company confirms this when asked by Brigitte.de.
The following branches are affected:
- Dessau (January 2020 – Saxony-Anhalt)
- Rottenburg (January 2020 – Baden-Württemberg)
- Witten (February 2020 – NRW)
- Stadthagen (July 2020 – Lower Saxony)
- Neustadt an der Weinstrasse (July 2020 – Rhineland-Palatinate)
- Emden (July 2020 – Lower Saxony)
- Tuttlingen (August 2020 – Baden-Württemberg)
- Mülheim an der Ruhr / Forum (October 2020 – NRW)
- Munich – Nordheide (September 2020 – Bavaria)
- Forchheim (February 2020 – Bavaria)
- Berlin-Wilmersdorfer Strasse (February 2020)
- Lemgo (August 2020 – NRW)
- Potsdam – Brandenburger Straße (April 2020 – Brandenburg)
Why these C&A branches are being closed
A company spokeswoman said about the selection of the branches: "We constantly check our branch network and decide on the basis of location-dependent market analyzes whether we will modernize, close or open a branch". C&A currently operates around 450 branches in Germany.
Regarding the employees affected by the closings, C&A explains: "We are making every effort to offer attractive alternatives to the employees affected by branch closures. This also includes the opportunity to work in surrounding branches."
The sixth generation of C&A is managed by the founding family. The letters C&A stand for the initials of the company founders Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer. The company's history begins in 1671. Since then, C&A has developed into one of the leading suppliers of modern clothing at affordable prices.
In 2017/18, C&A Europe recorded an increase in online shop sales of 14 percent.
Sources used: C&A Communications Department, c-and-a.com, Textilwirtschaft.de, chip.de