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The Company and its History<\/h1><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>[vc_column_text]\r\n

In 1911, the businessmen Anton Cloppenburg and Paul Schr\u00f6der<\/span> teamed up to establish the clothing retailer Peek&Cloppenburg Hamburg<\/span> in the German city of Hamburg. Inspired by the city’s Hanseatic tradition, the two founders focused on a clear aim right from the start: to establish a long-term basis of trust for and with their customers. They decided to achieve this aim by focusing on providing expert advice, high-quality goods and stores with an elegant and tasteful atmosphere. This successful combination has enabled Peek&Cloppenburg<\/span> to establish itself as a future-oriented retailer for more than one hundred years.<\/p>\r\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Two economically and legally independent companies with the name Peek&Cloppenburg based in the German cities of Hamburg and D\u00fcsseldorf have existed throughout this period. You can find the locations of Peek&Cloppenburg KG in Hamburg here<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\n

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The Entire Story<\/h2><\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>[vc_column_text]Join us on a historical journey through time and find out all you need to know about VAN GRAAF \u2013 from the founding of our first clothing store right through to our present expansion.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]
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1911 \u2013 The company is founded<\/h3>

The history of the corporate group began over one hundred years ago in the Hanseatic City of Hamburg, Germany. The Dutch entrepreneur Anton Cloppenburg<\/span> and his brother-in-law Paul Schr\u00f6der<\/span> were the two innovative businessmen behind the company Peek&Cloppenburg<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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Two economically and legally independent companies with the name Peek&Cloppenburg<\/span> based in the German cities of D\u00fcsseldorf and Hamburg have existed ever since. You can find the locations of Peek&Cloppenburg KG in Hamburg<\/span> here<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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2001 \u2013 VAN GRAAF is founded<\/h3>

The subsidiary company VAN GRAAF was established under the umbrella of Peek&Cloppenburg KG Hamburg in 2001, laying the foundation for yet another successful retail concept. The first VAN GRAAF store was opened in the Polish city of Wroc\u0142aw on 17th August 2001.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>