Maxeda is a Dutch

Netherlands

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 retail group that operates in Europe

Europe

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, the Middle East

Middle East

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 and Dutch dependencies in North America

North America

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. It is the result of the merger of Koninklijke Bijenkorf Beheer (KBB) and Vendex. The firm is mostly known for their successful department store

Department store

A department store is a retail establishment which satisfies a wide range of the consumer's personal and residential durable goods product needs; and at the same time offering the consumer a choice of multiple merchandise lines, at variable price points, in all product categories...

s. It also runs several other shop formats.

Maxeda stores

Former Department stores owned by Maxeda

• De Bijenkorf
  De Bijenkorf
  De Bijenkorf is a chain of upscale department stores in the Netherlands with its flagship store on Dam Square, Amsterdam. It was founded by Simon Philip Goudsmit in 1870 as a small store along the Nieuwendijk, one of Amsterdam's oldest streets, it offers many prestigious brands in clothing,...
  
   (Netherlands)

On 15 november 2010, it was announced that De Bijenkorf was sold to Wittington Investments

Wittington Investments

Wittington Investments Limited is an unquoted British investment company. It is 79.2% owned by the Garfield Weston Foundation, which is one of the UK's largest grant-making trusts, and 20.8% owned by members of the Weston family....

 for €290 million.

• Vroom & Dreesmann
  Vroom & Dreesmann
  Vroom & Dreesmann is a Dutch chain of department stores founded in 1887 by Willem Vroom and Anton Dreesmann. The first V&D store opened in Weesperstraat in Amsterdam...
  
   (Netherlands)

In September 2010, Vroom&Dreesman was sold to Sun European Partners - an American investment company.

• HEMA
  Hema (store)
  HEMA is a Dutch dimestore chain. It was part of the Maxeda company until June 2007, when it was bought by Lion Capital LLP...
  
   (Netherlands, Belgium and Germany)

On 20 March 2007, the company announced that it was inviting offers for the Hema chain. On 2 June 2007, HEMA Has been sold to the British investment group Lion Capital

Lion Capital

Lion Capital can refer to:* The Lion Capital of Asoka, a sculpture used as the national emblem of India* Lion Capital LLP, a British private equity firm formerly affiliated with Hicks Muse Tate & Furst* Lion Capital, a former affiliate of Apollo Management...

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DIY

• Praxis (Netherlands)
• Formido (Netherlands)
• Brico (Belgium)
• Plan-it (Belgium)

Clothing

• Claudia Sträter (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany)
• M&S
  M&S (Netherlands)
  M&S is a Dutch fashion retailer operating 423 stores in the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, France and Belgium founded by Max Abram. Originally only selling ladies' coats the company now offers a wide range of clothing for women in the 35-55 age group....
  
   (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, France and Spain) - to be sold
• Hunkemöller (Lingerie) (Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Denmark, Curaçao, Saudi-Arabia, Bahrein, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Egypt* and Aruba* (* coming soon) )

On 23 Nov 2010, it was announced that Maxeda sold Hunkemöller to PAI Partners

PAI Partners

PAI partners is a major European private equity house and is the leading private equity investor in the French market. It is one of the oldest and most experienced firms in the sector with its origins dating back to Paribas Affaires Industrielles, the historical principal investment activity of...

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Restaurants

• La Place (Netherlands)

Sold to Sun European Partners (see Vroom&Dreesman above)

Jewellery and watches

• Schaap & Citroen (Netherlands)

Consumer electronics

• Dixons (Netherlands)

Maxeda ITS

Maxeda IT Services, an independent IT company which focusses on the Maxeda stores. (In the past known as Vendex KBB ITS or IDETA) However they also have a wide selection of clients that are not within the Maxeda group.
Since 2008, 'all emplouyees and contracts were outsourced' to Capgemini. As Capgemini Retail Solutions, a part of Capgemini Outsourcing.