Private company

Xenos

Logo: Xenos B.V., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Xenos is a Dutch houseware retail chain based in Waalwijk, founded in 1973.1 It employed 3,930 people in 2016.1 It is part of Blokker Holding.1

Xenos is een Nederlandse winkelketen, gespecialiseerd in de verkoop van meer of minder exotische massagoederen. Xenos is opgericht te 's-Hertogenbosch in 1973 als onderdeel van de SHV groep na hun overname van De Gruyter in 1971. Xenos werd opgezet volgens een kruideniersformule en is in 1989 overgenomen door Blokker Holding. De eerste drie winkels werden in Eindhoven, Hoog Catharijne, Utrecht en Nieuwendijk, Amsterdam geopend.2 From the Dutch Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1973Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersWaalwijk, Netherlands1
  • Websitewww.xenos.nl
  • Legal formbesloten vennootschap1
  • LEI724500RZS6S5EUY544143
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressSchutweg 8, 5145NP Waalwijk, Netherlands3
  • Registered withThe Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, 160326533

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Corporate structure

Xenos is part of a group headed by Blokker Holding. 6 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Blokker Holding Amsterdam-Duivendrecht, Netherlands
    • Xenos Waalwijk, Netherlands
    • Big Bazar Subsidiary
    • Maxi Toys Subsidiary · Houdeng-Gœgnies, Belgium
    • BCC (Elektro-Speciaalzaken) B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Amsterdam, Netherlands
    • Blokker B.V. Subsidiary · 100% · Amsterdam-Duivendrecht, Netherlands

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Employees over time

  • 20163,9301

Timeline

  1. 1989Acquired Acquired by Blokker Holding1
  2. 1973Acquired Acquired by SHV Holdings1
  3. 1973Founded Founded1

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