*There are two independent companies Peek & Cloppenburg with headquarters in Düsseldorf and Hamburg. This website belongs to the group of companies of Peek & Cloppenburg B.V. & Co. KG, Düsseldorf, whose store locations you can find here.
1900 – 19101920 – 19301940 – 19501970 – 1980
1990 - 20002010 - Today
Die Jahre um 1900
The 1900's

1900

Peek & Cloppenburg* is established and opens the first store for boys and mens clothing in Düsseldorf’s Schadowstraße.

1901

Opening of a second clothing store in Berlin.
Launch of the first standardised system of sizes for men’s clothing.

Um 1910
The 1910's

1911

The launch of a “mail order business”. For the first time, P&C* issues illustrated price lists with an overview of the latest product range.

With the official founding of the company in May, two independent companies with headquarters in Düsseldorf and Hamburg are established.

Die 20er Jahre
The 1920’s

During the economic boom, P&C* provides elegant fashion to the residents of Düsseldorf and Berlin.

With a distinctive insignia, P&C* creates its own logo.

Die 30er Jahre
The 1930's

1936

Product range extended to include women’s clothing. P&C* becomes the first full range provider for the whole family.

Die 40er Jahre
The 1940's

1945

Reconstruction phase. Not a single P&C* store survives the war

Die 50er Jahre
The 1950's

1950-60

Expansion and opening of new stores in Berlin, Frankfurt, Düsseldorf and Essen.

Die 70er Jahre
The 1970's

P&C* are one of the first companies to implement an inventory control system.

Die 80er Jahre
The 1980's

1988

Since the construction of its first flagship store in Frankfurt, P&C* uses world-class architectural designs in its major stores.

1989

Establishment of ANSON’S Herrenhaus GmbH & Co. KG and the opening of the first store.

Die 90er Jahre
The 1990's

1998

Expansion into Austria and the opening of the first two Austrian stores in Vienna and Vösendorf.

Die Jahre um 2000
Around 2000

2001

P&C* launches the customer card scheme in Germany and Austria.

In the 2000s, P&C succeeded in expanding into Eastern Europe. As a result of which Peek & Cloppenburg* B.V. & Co. KG, Vienna was founded in 2008 that is still responsible for the stores in Austria and Eastern Europe today.

Heute
Around 2010

In 2013, the first online store "FashionID.de" in Germany was launched - later available at peek-cloppenburg.de. Further country stores follow in Austria, Poland and the Netherlands in the following years. Also, ansons.de is going online.

International Brands Company GmbH & Co. KG (IBC) was founded in 2014 and is responsible for all activities in connection with the company's own brands.

Today
Today

2019

Launch of the webshop of the subsidiary ANSON'S Herrenhaus GmbH & Co. KG at ansons.de and start of P&C* online sales in the Netherlands at peek-cloppenburg.nl.