The story
Founded by Hans Breukhoven in 1971.1
Private company
Free Record Shop
Logo: Free Record Shop, vectorized by mifons79, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Dutch retailer
Free Record Shop was a chain of home entertainment stores selling products such as CDs, DVDs and video games, founded by Hans Breukhoven. Its first store opened on 15 October 1971 in Schiedam, Netherlands. At its peak, the franchise had more than 200 stores in the Netherlands and Belgium, but online available music and media supplanted the sale of physical media carriers.2 It ceased to exist in 2014.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 20, 2026.
Overview
1971Founded1
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersCapelle aan den IJssel1
- Websitewww.freerecordshop.nl
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Free Record Shop was a chain of home entertainment stores selling products such as CDs, DVDs and video games, founded by Hans Breukhoven. Its first store opened on 15 October 1971 in Schiedam, Netherlands. At its peak, the franchise had more than 200 stores in the Netherlands and Belgium, but online available music and media supplanted the sale of physical media carriers.2
Leadership
Who has led Free Record Shop, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderHans Breukhoven1
Timeline
Links
- Websitewww.freerecordshop.nl1
- WikipediaFree Record Shop
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2327548
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataFree Record Shop on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaFree Record Shop on Wikipedia
- 3
- 4Wikimedia CommonsFree Record Shop photo by User:Willem_90, Public domain