Children's clothing & shoes
You will find the full spectrum price and design wise of children's and adult's clothing here. The quality is generally very good although, this and the prices vary hugely dependent on the type of store. Here is a small selection of the main stores you will find. Other boutiques can be found all over Rotterdam and in suburban areas. Look under Kleding in the yellow pages or search "Kleding Pagina" on internet for listings and links.
Lower:
Zeeman (www.zeeman.com) clothing
Scapino (www.scapino.nl) shoes & clothing
Wibra (www.wibra.nl) clothing
Hans Textiel & Mode (www.hanstextiel.nl) shoes & clothing
Schoenen Reus, shoes
Van Haren, shoes
Middle:
Hema (www.hema.nl) clothing & shoes
C&A (www.c-en-a.nl) clothing & shoes
H&M (www.hm.com) clothing
Mexx (www.mexx.nl) clothing & shoes, boys/girls
Prenatal (www.prenatal.nl) covers all children & baby products
BabyDump (www.babydump.nl) clothing and other children/baby products
BabyPark (www.babypark.nl) Gouda, also online store
Tom-du (www.tom-du.nl) Dutch party-plan business, quality children's wear items
Upper:
Vroom & Dreesman (www.vroomendreesman.nl) clothing & shoes
de Bijenkorf (www.bijenkorf.nl) clothing & shoes
Oilily (www.oilily-world.com) Dutch clothing boutique - girls/women
Esprit (www.esprit.nl) clothing, girls/women
O-Dillie, Oudedijk 162, Kralingen, clothing boutique
Babette, Bergse Dorpstraat 67, Hillegersberg, clothing boutique
Try these directory sites to find other children's clothing stores:
www.babypret.net
http://kleding.startveld.nl
Clarkes shoes can be found in one store in Rijswijk, however Nelsons are a national chain:
Nelson Shoe Shop
President JF Promenade 108
2284DC, Rijswijk
Women's clothing
Rotterdam has great shopping, the full spectrum is on offer here. You can find the UK chains such as H&M and C&A, Principles, and Miss Etam along with other international brands such as Laura Ashley, Esprit, Armani Exchange etc. For boutique women's clothing, try the Hillegersberg shopping district, a couple of surprising finds in the Capelle a/d Ijssel shopping centre. In Rotterdam Centrum is the self styled "Fashion District" of the city with the main street being the Lijnbaan for name brand boutiques. Included in this fashion district are stores to the east of the centre - Meent, Goudse Singel, Pannenkoekstraat and the Hoogstraat. Or in another direction try - Oude and Nieuwe Binnenweg. You can also try China Town (West Kruiskade) has many up and coming designer labels.
Good Dutch brands are Didi, Promiss and Vero Moda. De Bijenkorf and Vroom & Dreesman also house a wide selection of brand-name clothing.
Men's clothing
information to come...
Toys & games
The two main toy stores in Netherlands are Intertoys and Bart Smit; represented throughout Netherlands and Rotterdam in cities and shopping centres. In most cases, you won't find many toys, dvd's or games in the English language.
Toys'R'Us are at Alexandrium; you can buy large items such as bikes, outdoor play huts as well as the usual toys, games, dvd's, soft toys.
You can also buy a selection of toys, books and games at Vroom & Dreesman, de Bijenkorf, Blokker, Hema, Kruidvat, Trekpleister.
Visit also:
de Zonnewijzer Toy Store
Korte Hoogstraat 26, 3011GL Rotterdam centre
Collection of well crafted wooden toys and educational products.
De Kleine Kapitein
Meent 77, 3011JE, Rotterdam centre
Primarily a Dutch language book store for ages 0-16. They also stock a wide range of educational toys and a large range of BRIO wooden toys. You can also purchase baby products for the nursery and "Stork" a very interesting and aerodynamic stroller.
Carrabas
Straatweg 35a, 3051BC, Hillegersberg
Newly opened store on the main street, wonderful selection of wooden toys, art supplies, buildings, cars, small collection of Thomas Tank Engine goods.
Outlet malls
There are two outlet malls in the Netherlands at opposite ends of the country but none in Rotterdam or general area.
Batavia Stad Outlet Shopping
Bataviaplein 51, 8242PP, Lelystad, Province Flevoland
Opening hours : 10am to 6pm 7 days per week
This centre is smaller and carries the main brands and some design outlets. You will also find sunglasses stores, jewelry and accessories and shoes.
Around 2 hours drive north of Rotterdam
McArthurGlen Designer Outlet
Stadsweide 2, 6041TD, Roermond, Province Limburg
Opening hours : 10am to 6pm 7 days per week, extended hours Thursdays to 8pm
Much larger mall than Lelystad and has all the usual brands you will find at an outlet mall.
Provides a great Kinderopvang; supervised care for children 3 to 6 years of age. Nominal charge.
Large covered kids play area with outdoor seating, clown entertainment and musicians wandering around.
Around 2 hrs south drive from Rotterdam.
Rosada Factory Outlet, Bergen op Zoom
Wouwban, 4703TB, Roosendaal, Zeeland
Opening hours: 10am to 6pm Monday to Saturday. Open Sunday last day of each month.
Very new mall, so selection of stores is still building. Charge for parking.
Shop online
There are a surprising amount of online clothing shopping sites, some offer home textiles and items. To view the full selection go to this site www.winkel.overzicht.nl or http://kleding.startveld.nl for men, women, children, furniture, accessories, electronic etc or www.babypret.net/babywinkels8 for children's online stores.
Bon'a Parte (www.bonaparte.nl) Women, men, children's clothing, home, textiles
Otto (www.otto.nl) Women, men, children, sport, electronic, furniture
BonPrix (www.bonprixsecure.com) Women, men, children, shoes, home
Kinder Voordeel (www.kindervoordeel) Children's clothing, shoes, sports, accessories
Go-Kidzz (www.go-kidzz.nl/webstore) Children's clothing
Wehkamp (www.wehkamp.nl) Women, men, children's clothing, home, furniture, textiles, games & more
Exclusive Line (www.exclusiveline.nl) Women's clothing
Quelle (www.quelle-international.com) Women, men, children's clothing, home, electronic, sport
Neckermann (www.neck.nl) Women, men, children's clothing, home, electronic, computers
Mexx (http://eshop.mexx.com) Women, men, children's clothing
