Piet Zoomers

Piet Zoomers is a Dutch fashion retail brand that began in 1972 when Piet Zoomers started selling trousers from his farmhouse in Wilp, in the province of Gelderland. The business grew from a small home-based operation into a larger store, and over the years it expanded with several branches across the eastern Netherlands. In 2001 the farmhouse was converted into a fashion mall covering 5,000 square metres, which remains the brand's best-known location. At the beginning of 2004, Piet Zoomers stepped back as director-owner and was succeeded by his son Bas Zoomers and business partner Richard van Roon. The company sells more luxurious clothing brands, including Gant, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, G-Star, Armani and Hugo Boss. Piet Zoomers has long sponsored the football club Go Ahead Eagles, provided the representation clothing for the Netherlands national football team for a number of years from 1990, and was the main sponsor of the Apeldoorn volleyball club Dynamo from 1986 to 2009. The Wilp store was hit by two major burglaries in 2004, with clothing worth 500,000 euros reportedly stolen, and another burglary caused significant damage in 2011. In 2016 and 2017 the branches in Apeldoorn and Doetinchem were closed. The stores in Zwolle, Hengelo, Oldenzaal and Arnhem were taken over by Van Uffelen Mode in October 2017. As of 2019, the fashion mall in Wilp and a branch in Den Bosch remained. The brand operates in the Netherlands and is privately held.

Piet Zoomers began in 1972 when Piet Zoomers started selling trousers from his farmhouse in Wilp, a village in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands. This living-room trade grew into a larger store, and over the years several branches were opened in the eastern Netherlands. In 2001 the farmhouse was converted into a fashion mall with a floor area of 5,000 square metres. At the beginning of 2004, Piet Zoomers stepped back as director-owner and was succeeded by his son Bas Zoomers and business partner Richard van Roon. The company sells more luxurious clothing brands such as Gant, Tommy Hilfiger, Ralph Lauren, G-Star, Armani and Hugo Boss. Piet Zoomers has sponsored Go Ahead Eagles for many years, provided the representation clothing for the Netherlands national football team for a number of years from 1990, and was the main sponsor of the Apeldoorn volleyball club Dynamo from 1986 to 2009. The Wilp store was hit by two major burglaries in 2004, with clothing worth 500,000 euros reportedly stolen, and another burglary in 2011 caused significant damage. In 2016 and 2017 the branches in Apeldoorn and Doetinchem were closed. The stores in Zwolle, Hengelo, Oldenzaal and Arnhem were taken over by Van Uffelen Mode in October 2017. As of 2019, the fashion mall in Wilp and a branch in Den Bosch remained.

• 2019

  Fashion mall in Wilp and a branch in Den Bosch remain.

• 2017

  Branch in Doetinchem closed.

• 2017

  Stores in Zwolle, Hengelo, Oldenzaal and Arnhem taken over by Van Uffelen Mode in October.

• 2016

  Branch in Apeldoorn closed.

• 2011

  Another burglary causes significant damage.

• 2004

  Piet Zoomers steps back as director-owner; Bas Zoomers and Richard van Roon take over.

• 2004

  Two major burglaries at the Wilp store; clothing worth 500,000 euros reportedly stolen.

• 2001

  The farmhouse is converted into a fashion mall of 5,000 m².

• 1972

  Piet Zoomers starts selling trousers from his farmhouse in Wilp.

Premium multi-brand fashion retailer in the eastern Netherlands, offering luxury clothing brands.

• Gant

• Tommy Hilfiger

• Ralph Lauren

• G-Star

• Armani

• Hugo Boss

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