Bijenkorf news and archive

Retail

John Lewis to debut in Netherlands in partnership with Bijenkorf

British department store John Lewis is to open seven shop-in-shops in Dutch department store chain de Bijenkorf over the next two years, marking its debut in continental Europe. "We decided to open our shop-in-shops at De Bijenkorf, because they target the same customers as John Lewis does," says Laura Askew, communications manager online and...

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Today in Amsterdam.​.

This year, the shop windows of the Bijenkorf are magic-themed and take you on a journey through a fantasyworld. The windows can be seen until the end of this year at the Amsterdam branch of the Bijenkorf. The Bijenkorf is a Dutch department store chain with over 4000 employees. It has 12 branches in the Netherlands and also hosts an online shop.

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Fashion

Selfridges acquires Dutch department store group

Luxury department store Selfridges is poised to enter the Dutch market, with the acquisition of Dutch department store de Bijenkorf, or "the beehive" in translation. Selfridges acquired the 12 store group from the Maxeda Retail Group for an undisclosed sum. The company further operates the luxury Irish department store Brown Thomas, and Canadian...

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