Zeeman (store)
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 A Zeeman store in Veendam. | |
| Zeeman | |
| Type | Limited liability company (B.V.) |
| Founded | March 1967 |
| Founder | |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Belgium France Germany Luxembourg Netherlands Spain |
Key people | Paul Schouwenaar Bart Karis |
| Products | Clothes |
| Website | zeeman |
Zeeman is a Dutch chain store with 1,300 establishments in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Austria and Spain.
History[]
The first store was opened by in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands in March 1967. It was a kind of supermarket for clothes, and proved to be quite a success, followed soon by the opening of more stores. The distribution centre is still located in Alphen aan den Rijn. Zeeman's house colors are yellow and blue. The logo of the store is a head of a sailor. The stores should radiate simplicity in the interior and in the packaging.
Jan Zeeman retired from the daily management of the company in 1999, which came to be led by former director Paul Schouwenaar. Schouwenaar left the company in September 2006, to be succeeded by Bart Karis from January 2007. Zeeman remained the owner of the company until his death in 2020.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Oprichter textielsupermarkt Zeeman overleden". nos.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-06-03.
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- Retail companies of the Netherlands
- Dutch companies established in 1967