Editing C&A (section)

==Corporate affairs==
===Ownership===
The company name is derived from the initials of its founders, Clemens (1818–1902) and August (1819–1892) Brenninkmeijer. The [[Brenninkmeijer family]] owns C&A through a Swiss firm named [[Cofra Holding|COFRA Holding AG]]. The company's success has led the Brenninkmeijer family to be ranked among the wealthiest in the Netherlands, but most members of the family actually live in [[Geneva]] and [[Zug]], Switzerland.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/walterloeb/2016/07/18/highly-secretive-c-a-brenninkmeijer-is-a-global-powerhouse-in-fashion-retailing/ | title=Highly Secretive C&A Brenninkmeijer Is A Global Powerhouse In Fashion Retailing | first=Walter | last=Loeb | work=[[Forbes]] | date=18 July 2016 | url-access=limited}}</ref>

===Brands===
C&A's brands, under which several of its goods are sold, include [[Angelo Litrico]], Avanti, Clockhouse, Here+There, Palomino, Rodeo, Westbury, Yessica, Yessica Pure, and Your Sixth Sense.

===Criticism===
In December 2021, the [[European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights]] filed a criminal complaint in a Dutch court against C&A and other brands, including [[Lidl]] and [[Hugo Boss]], alleging that they benefited from and were complicit in the use of [[forced labour]] by [[Uyghurs]] in [[Xinjiang]].<ref>{{Cite web| last=Adegeest |first=Don-Alvin |title=Nike, Patagonia named in European lawsuit as being complicit in 'forced labour' practices in Xinjiang, China| url=https://fashionunited.com/news/fashion/nike-patagonia-named-in-european-lawsuit-as-being-complicit-in-forced-labour-practices-in-xinjiang-china/2021120644306 |website=FashionUnited |date=2021-12-06}}</ref>