Editing C&A (section)

===Development since 2000===
In 2000, due to competition from [[Tesco]] and [[Asda]], as well as from expanding high street names such as [[H&M]], [[Zara (clothing)|Zara]] and [[Topshop]], C&A announced its withdrawal from the British market, where it had been operating since 1922, had 109 stores,<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2000/jun/15/2 | title=C&A closes down UK stores | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=15 June 2000}}</ref><ref name=sadtale>{{Cite news | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/c-amp-a-a-sad-tale-of-the-highstreet-store-that-went-from-coats-and-ats-to-closure-and-acrimony-5370577.html | title=C&A, a sad tale of the high-street store that went from Coats and 'Ats to Closure and Acrimony | first=Nigel | last=Cope | work=[[The Independent]] | date=16 June 2000}}</ref> and had used the name ''C&A Modes''.<ref>[https://buildingourpast.com/2016/01/03/ca-modes-part-i-getting-established/ C&A Modes Part I: Getting Established] buildingourpast.com, 3 January 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/nostalgia/remember-ca-fashion-giant-known-25298443 Remember C&A? The fashion giant known for low prices that was a town centre staple] ''[[Teesside Gazette|TeessideLive]]'', 24 October 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.hatads.org.uk/news/179/The-CA-UK-Marketing-Archive-Where-the-mode-of-the-moment-costs-less-than-elsewhere The C&A UK Marketing Archive: ‘Where the mode of the moment costs less than elsewhere’] www.hatads.org.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/nostalgia/lost-fashion-giant-famous-low-25298438 Lost fashion giant 'famous' for low prices where 'everyone used to go'] ''[[Liverpool Echo]]'', 23 October 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.scotsman.com/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/lost-edinburgh-ca-modes-fire-1578092 Lost Edinburgh: C&A Modes Fire] ''[[The Scotsman]]'', 23 April 2013. Retrieved 19 December 2023</ref><ref>[https://www.lawjournals.co.uk/cases_referred/moore-v-c-and-a-modes-1981-irlr-71/ Case: Moore v C&A Modes &#91;1981&#93; IRLR 71] lawjournals.co.uk, May 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2023</ref> The last UK retail stores closed in 2001.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2001/jun/01/7 | title=Thread bare C&A closes its last British stores | first=Julia | last=Finch | work=[[The Guardian]] | date=1 June 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/792028.stm |work=[[BBC News]] | title=C&A quits UK |date=15 June 2000}}</ref> [[Primark]] bought six C&A stores.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.prweek.com/article/526806/primark-put-brand-fashion | title=How Primark put brand in fashion | first=Hannah | last=Marriott | work=PR Week}}</ref>

In June 2009, C&A withdrew from the [[Argentinia]]n market.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.latinfinance.com/daily-briefs/2009/6/30/ca-pulls-out-of-argentina | title=C&A Pulls out of Argentina | work=[[LatinFinance]] | date=30 June 2009}}</ref> 

In the summer of 2010, [[Beyoncé]] released a clothing line, [[House of Deréon]], in cooperation with C&A.<ref>{{Cite news | title=Beyonce models her own Dereon clothing range for C&A |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/beyonce-models-her-own-dereon-clothing-range-224807 | work=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=28 May 2010}}</ref>

In May and June 2017, the company closed four stores in the Netherlands due to poor sales.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2016/10/ca-set-to-close-four-dutch-stores-because-of-poor-sales/ | title=C&A set to close four Dutch stores because of poor sales | work=Dutch News | date=27 October 2016}}</ref>

In February 2020, Grupo Axo agreed to buy C&A Mexico,<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://ww.fashionnetwork.com/news/C-a-mexico-is-sold-to-rival-grupo-axo,1189034.html | title=C&A Mexico is sold to rival Grupo Axo | work=Fashion Network | date=20 February 2020}}</ref> but cancelled the contract in March 2021. In June 2023 C&A Mexico was sold to Grupo Alfra, owner of the Mexican [[Cuidado con el Perro]] stores.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Celis |first1=Fernanda |title=Cuidado con el Perro adquiere C&A México, tras desistimiento de Axo |trans-title=Cuidado con el Perro acquires C&A Mexico, after Axo pulls out | url=https://www.axisnegocios.com/articulo.phtml?id=120465 |access-date=21 December 2023 |work=www.axisnegocios.com |date=15 June 2023 |language=es}}</ref> On 20 August 2020, C&A sold C&A China to Zhongke Tongrong Private Equity to operate the stores via [[franchising]].<ref>{{Cite press release |url=https://www.c-and-a.com/uk/en/corporate/company/newsroom/press-releases/2020/ca-ag-sells-its-china-operations-to-zhongke-tongrong-private-equity/ |title=C&A AG sells its China operations to Zhongke Tongrong Private Equity |website=c-and-a.com| date=20 August 2020}}</ref>

In 2021 and 2022, the company closed 70 stores and stated the goal of having half of its sales come from online channels by 2026.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.retaildetail.eu/news/fashion/why-ca-has-to-slim-down/ | title=Why C&A has to slim down | first=Stefan | last=Van Rompaey | work=Retail Detail | date=7 November 2022}}</ref> In March 2022, the company shut its ''Canda'' brand, which produced formalwear, due to the decline in sales as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.just-style.com/news/cas-canda-international-unit-to-close-as-formalwear-popularity-wanes/ | title=C&A's Canda International unit to close as formalwear popularity wanes | first=Laura | last=Husband | work=Just Style | date=22 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://ww.fashionnetwork.com/news/C-a-closes-down-formal-wear-subsidiary-canda-international,1390256.html | title=C&A closes down formal wear subsidiary Canda International | first=Nicola | last=Mira | work=Fashion Network | date=23 March 2022}}</ref> In June 2022, C&A began selling clothing via [[Amazon (company)|Amazon]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.retaildetail.eu/news/fashion/ca-launches-on-amazon-fashion/ | title=C&A launches on Amazon Fashion | first=Stefan | last=Van Rompaey | work=Retail Detail | date=30 June 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.just-style.com/news/ca-launches-online-offering-with-amazon-fashion/ | title=C&A launches online offering with Amazon Fashion | first=Fi | last=Forrest | work=Just Style | date=30 June 2022}}</ref> Also in July 2022, it was discovered that C&A's Serbian division was the victim of customs fraud on the import of goods from China. The unpaid duties led to the Serbian division filing bankruptcy and closing its 14 stores.<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.retaildetail.eu/news/fashion/ca-in-serbia-bankrupt-due-to-large-scale-customs-fraud/ | title=C&A in Serbia bankrupt due to large-scale customs fraud | first=Pauline |last=Neerman | work=Retail Detail | date=15 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.serbianmonitor.com/en/what-will-happen-to-ca-workers-in-serbia/ | title=What will happen to C&A workers in Serbia? | first=Snezana | last=Bjelotomic | work=Serbian Monitor | date=8 July 2022}}</ref>