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Blokker-store in Boxmeer
Intertoys-store in Boxmeer
Bart Smit-store in Emmen

Blokker Holding is a Dutch company that owns several chains of stores.[1]

Blokker Holding is active in twelve countries and in 2010 all the chains combined had 2825 stores. In 2009 the company had a revenue of 2.8 billion euro.[2] Most store chains have both stores they own and stores that are franchised to other investors.

Blokker Holding has not entered the stockexchange 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 239 Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg Toys
Big Bazar 2007 31 Netherlands Household appliances
Blokker 1896 831 Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Estonia, Latvia Household appliances
Casa 517 France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, Italy Furniture and interior decorating
Cook&Co 2005 24 Netherlands Food and dishware Created from a fusion of Holland Handels Huis and Hoyng
E-Plaza 1999 ± 50 Netherlands, Belgium computergames Daughter company of Bart Smit
Intertoys 1976 261 Netherlands, Belgium, Germany Toys
Leen Bakker 1928 ± 170 Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg Furniture and interior decorating
Marskramer 1940 239 Netherlands Household appliances
Maxi Toys ± 140 Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Switserland, Turkey, Marocco Toys
Novy 1997 ± 60 Netherlands Household appliances Daughter company of Marskramer
Toys2Play 2002 ± 215 Netherlands Toys Daughter company of Marskramer
Trend Centre 1978 1 - - Wholesale of Blokker Holding located in Amsterdam
Tuincentrum Overvecht 1966 19 Netherlands Gardencentre
Xenos 1973 132 Netherlands, Germany Food, Household appliances, interior decorating

Former companies

The following chains used to be part of Blokker Holding but have either stopped or fused with other chains:

  • Giraffe
  • Groenblok
  • Holland Handels Huis
  • Hoyng
  • Gifts and Dreams

References

  1. ^ a b Winkelier Jaap Blokker regelt eigen opvolging, De Telegraaf, 2010-10-07
  2. ^ Press statement Blokker Holding, 28 April 2010