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{{Short description|International chain of clothing stores}}
{{About|the clothing retailer C&A}}
{{Distinguish|Canda}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}
{{Infobox company
| name          = C&A
| logo          = [[File:C&A logo.svg|125px]]
| type          = [[Subsidiary]]
| traded_as     = {{B3 (stock exchange)|Cvm=24848|CEAB3}} (only the unit in Brazil, C&A Modas SA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-c-a-modas-ipo-brazil-idUSKBN1X32TT/ |title=Dutch fashion retailer C&A, shareholders to raise about $445 million in Brazil IPO |work=Reuters |accessdate=2023-11-17}}</ref>
| founded       = {{Start date and age|1841}}<br />(in [[Sneek]], Netherlands)
| founders      = Clemens and August [[Brenninkmeijer family|Brenninkmeijer]]
| location      = [[Vilvoorde]], Belgium<br />[[Düsseldorf]], Germany
| locations=1290 (2022)<ref>{{Cite web | title=C&A sluit in jaar tijd bijna 70 winkels | url=https://retailtrends.nl/news/67964/canda-sluit-in-jaar-tijd-bijna-70-winkels | website=RetailTrends | date=14 October 2022 | language=nl}}</ref>
| area_served   = Continental Europe<br>Brazil<br>China ''(licensed)''<br>Mexico  ''(licensed)''
| key_people    = Giny Boer ([[CEO]] C&A Europe)
| parent        = [[Cofra Holding|COFRA Holding AG]]
| industry      = [[Retail]]
| products      = [[Apparel]]<br>[[Fashion accessory|Accessories]]<br>[[Footwear]]
| num_employees = 50,000
| homepage      = {{URL|https://www.c-and-a.com/}}
}}

'''C&A''' is a multinational chain of [[retail]] clothing stores that originated in the [[Netherlands]]. It now has European head offices in [[Vilvoorde]], Belgium, and [[Düsseldorf]], Germany. The company operates approximately 1,300 stores in Europe and approximately 300 stores in Brazil, as well as websites for [[online shopping]]. It also licenses the C&A name for stores in Mexico and China, which are under different ownership.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.c-and-a.com/uk/en/corporate/company/about-ca/stores/ | title=Stores | website=c-and-a.com}}</ref>