Blokker Holding
Blokker Holding is a Dutch company that owns several chains of stores.[1]
| Industry | mass-market retailing  |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1896 |
| Founder | Jacob Blokker |
| Headquarters | |
| Owner | Family Blokker |
| Subsidiaries | Blokker Intertoys, Bart Smit, Big Bazar, Intertoys, Leen Bakker, Marskramer, Xenos |
| Website | www.blokkerholding.nl |
Blokker-store in Boxmeer
Intertoys-store in Boxmeer
Bart Smit-store in Emmen
Blokker Holding is active in twelve countries and in 2010 all the chains combined had 2825 stores. In 2015 the company had a revenue of 2.1 billion euro, of which 98 million euros from online retail.[2] Most store chains have both stores they own and stores that are franchised to other investors.
Blokker Holding has not entered the stock exchange and is privately owned by the family Blokker.[1]
Companies
The following companies are part of Blokker Holding:
| Name | Founded | Number of stores | Active in | Marketfield | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Smit | 1967 | 234 | Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg | Toys | Sold in 2017 to Alteri Indigo Luxembourg S.À R.L. |
| Big Bazar | 2007 | 131 | Netherlands | Household appliances | |
| Blokker | 1896 | 813 | Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Estonia, Latvia | Household appliances | Created on 25 April 1896 in Hoorn by Jacob (the grandfather of Jaap Blokker) and Saapke Blokker |
| Budget | 2012 | 13 | Netherlands | Household appliances | |
| Casa | 517 | France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, Italy | Furniture and interior decorating | ||
| Cook&Co | 2005 | 27 | Netherlands | Food and dishware | Created from a merger of Holland Handels Huis and Hoyng |
| Intertoys | 1976 | 301 | Netherlands, Belgium, Germany | Toys | Sold in 2017 to Alteri Indigo Luxembourg S.À R.L. |
| Leen Bakker | 1928 | 179 | Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg | Furniture and interior decorating | |
| Marskramer | 1940 | 206 | Netherlands | Household appliances | |
| Maxi Toys | 176 | Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Turkey, Marocco | Toys | ||
| Novy | 1997 | 25 | Netherlands | Household appliances | Daughter company of Marskramer |
| Toys2Play | 2002 | Can be found in Marskramer, Novy and Prima stores | Netherlands | Toys | Daughter company of Marskramer |
| Trend Centre | 1978 | 1 | - | - | Wholesale of Blokker Holding located in Amsterdam |
| Xenos | 1973 | 252 | Netherlands, Germany | Food, Household appliances, interior decorating | |
Former companies
The following chains used to be part of Blokker Holding but were either discontinued or merged with other chains:
- Giraffe
- Groenblok
- Holland Handels Huis
- Hoyng
- Gifts and Dreams
- Tuincentrum Overvecht
- E-Plaza
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References
- Winkelier Jaap Blokker regelt eigen opvolging Archived 10 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine, De Telegraaf, 2010-10-07
- Annual report 2015
External links
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