On the ready-to-wear side, the list of store closures has only been getting rid of for a few years … This brand adored by the French has failed to escape it. Is the shop in your city concerned?
It is a story that we tirelessly see repeating oneself in the world of ready-to-wear. The end, you know it. Not happy ending The key, but dozens of shop closings and a hundred threatened jobs. After spirit, Forever 21, Monki, it’s the turn of this brand adored by the French to give in the field. Present for almost 165 years, the one that has emerged across the Rhine (in Mettingen) will potentially close 24 shops with its neighbor.
Since its existence, this brand has largely contributed to the democratization of fashion and the dissemination of ready-to-wear: it is appreciated for its clothes designed for all family members, combining style, quality and accessibility in prices. Two letters form the name of this ready-to-wear giant … and no, it is not a certain Scandinavian label that is concerned, but C&A.
Created by the Dutch brothers Clemens and August Brenninkmeijer, C&A had established its first physical shop in 1860. The inverse dynamics are now engaged in French territory. The rise of a fast fashion with an increasingly frantic pace and the economic context have shaken this longevity …
Here is the list of 24 C&A stores threatened with closure in France:
– Arras (62)
– Barentin (76)
-Brétigny-sur-Orge (91)
– Buchelay (78)
– Carré Sénart, Lieusaint (77)
– Cergy (95)
– Chambly (60)
– Claira (66)
– Compiègne (60)
– Fresnes (94)
– Houssen (68)
– Le Plessis-Belleville (60)
– Lille (59)
– Louvroil (59)
– Mondeville (14)
– Nancy (54)
– Nantes (44)
– Noyelles-Godault (62)
– Proville (59)
– Saint-Maur (36)
-Schweighouse-sur-Moder (67)
– Tours (37)
– Vauxbuin (02)
– Villers-Semeuse (08)
However, as our colleagues from LSA report, nothing suggested such a outcome: a new shop even opened its doors to pleasure (78) a year ago. But the clothing sector is in crisis and requires renewal; Hence the many strategy changes made by competing labels like Zara or H&M, in particular.
