Continuing evening stories
De Bijenkorf (literally, "the beehive"[1]) is a chain of high-end department stores in the Netherlands It was founded by Simon Philip Goudsmit (1845–1889).starting as a small haberdashery shop at 132 Nieuwendijk, one of Amsterdam's oldest streets. Initially limited to yarn and ribbons and employing a staff of four, the stock expanded gradually. After the death of Goudsmit in 1889, Goudsmit's widow expanded the business with the help of a cousin, Arthur Isaac, and her son Alfred, eventually purchasing adjacent buildings. In 1909, these connecting shops were replaced by a new building.
Continuing evening stories
De Bijenkorf (literally, "the beehive"[1]) is a chain of high-end department stores in the Netherlands It was founded by Simon Philip Goudsmit (1845–1889).starting as a small haberdashery shop at 132 Nieuwendijk, one of Amsterdam's oldest streets. Initially limited to yarn and ribbons and employing a staff of four, the stock expanded gradually. After the death of Goudsmit in 1889, Goudsmit's widow expanded the business with the help of a cousin, Arthur Isaac, and her son Alfred, eventually purchasing adjacent buildings. In 1909, these connecting shops were replaced by a new building.