Dutch high street footfall on the up in 2017
Dutch high street footfall increased by 5% in 2017, with Saturday remaining the most popular shopping day. The busiest shopping street is Amsterdam’s Kalverstraat.
Dutch high street footfall increased by 5% in 2017, with Saturday remaining the most popular shopping day. The busiest shopping street is Amsterdam’s Kalverstraat.
The Dutch fashion industry has recorded the highest sales growth of the past 10 years in 2017. Menswear reported the largest increase, a 7.1 percent growth.
Belgium’s Noë will be opening two additional brand stores in the Netherlands. The footwear label, which entered the Dutch market in 2015, will land in Haarlem in February and Breda in March.
British e-tailer Asos has launched its premier delivery service in the Netherlands. For a fixed amount per year, customers are able to receive unlimited next-day and standard deliveries.
Victor van Nieuwenhuizen (CEO) and Rogier Wijnhoven (CFO) are leaving Dutch retailer Sissy Boy. Jop Pollman, board member at the chain, will lead the company in the interim.
On Friday, lingerie retailer Hunkemöller revealed its first Dutch HKMX sportswear store. The shop, which is located at Utrecht’s Hoog Catharijne mall, is fully dedicated to the retailer’s...
Dutch label Garcia Jeans has hired Mark Hommelberg as its news CEO. Hommelberg joins the brand after fifteen years at multi-brand retailer Men at Work.
The Dutch online fashion outlet received a €750,000 growth injection from entrepreneurs Adriaan Mol, Fred Gehring and Ludo Onnink. The company aims for further growth by targeting new...
The Netherlands’ Shoeline has filed for bankruptcy. The retailer currently operates eight branches across the country, which will close their doors, while 65 employees will lose their jobs.
Dutch sportswear brand Protest will expand to the United States. The brand obtained the trademark rights in 2017 and aims to enter the American market in the fall of 2018.
Cube Design Museum will stage an exhibition on extraordinary shoe design. The show will look into designs worn by celebrities, innovations and the role shoes play in society.
Dutch investment company Egeria has invested an undisclosed amount in textile wholesale company Nooteboom Textiles. With the investment Nooteboom is targeting further international...
Michel van Kommer and Janjaap van Gent, the founders of menswear label Circle of Gentlemen, will end their partnership. The upcoming spring/summer collection will be the last from the...
Soul Salon, the Dutch trade show focused on future trends and sustainable fashion, will kick-off on 21 January 2018. The event will host 100 brands as well as talks and a panel discussion.
On 21 and 22 January the bi-annual fashion trade show Modefabriek will take place at Amsterdam Rai. The event will bring together 600 brands and host talks, fashions shows and other...
Dutch retailer Shoeby will add three more stores to its current portfolio. The shops will be situated at Wereldhave-owned shopping malls in Heerhugowaard, Maassluis and Roosendaal.
From 27 May – 30 September, exhibition center Kunsthal Rotterdam will stage ‘Viktor&Rolf: Fashion Artists 25 Years’. The retrospective show will be in celebration of the 25th anniversary...
Dutch retailer Hema will open three stores in Dubai. The company, which will partner with Dubai’s Apparel Group, also plans to opens additional stores across the Middle East within the...
Steenwijk-based footwear store Billie Modeschoenen is closing its doors. The shop, owned by Jeannette de Graaf, was in business for seventeen years and offered brands such as Tamaris and...
The Netherlands’ online department store Wehkamp announced today the expansion of its Zwolle-based distribution center. The e-tailer will add 25,000 m2 of space, which will cost more than...
Amsterdam-based platform Fashion for Good announced that it will partner with sportswear label Adidas. The collaboration will focus on sustainable innovations within the fashion supply...
The number of vacant stores in the Netherlands has declined in 2017. Store vacancies are highest in medium-sized cities, while the number of vacancies in larger cities is almost the same...
On 11 January, Dutch department store chain de Bijenkorf announced that it is closing its Woerden-based distribution center. De Bijenkorf plans to merge and outsource all distribution...
Pim Duetz has acquired 17 branches of menswear chain Adam Brandstores. Duetz takes over the chain from Rens van de Schoor, who purchased the brand as part of McGregor Group after a second...
Dutch platform Fashion for Good has announced a partnership with German e-tailer Zalando. The collaboration will focus on the shared goal of stimulating sustainable innovation projects in...
Dutch footwear chain Omoda will launch same-day delivery from March onwards. For the service, the chain will partner with DHL and will also offer new return options to its customers.
German fashion label Comma is expanding in the Netherlands. In the Spring of 2018 the brand will open two new stores in the Dutch cities Breda and Nijmegen.
Supergroup PLC, the parent company of fashion brand Superdry, has taken over Dutch wholesale activities from Supergroup partner Portare. The Dutch wholesale company will remain the master...
Fashion chain Forever 21 is to close its 4500 m2 flagship store in Amsterdam. The shutdown will be later this month after four years of operation in the Dutch capital.
Soul Salon, the Netherlands’ trade show focusing on future trends in the fashion and retail market, has announced the appointment of Martijn van de Veen as Managing Director.