Who owns Rigby & Peller?
Rigby & Peller is owned by Van de Velde (Belgium, Euronext Brussels: VAN), which has owned the brand since 2011.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Van de Velde Integrated Annual Report 2025, Van de Velde NV. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Van de Velde NV reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Schellebelle
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Category
- Home, garden & DIY › Retailer own brands › General merchandise own brands
- Parent ticker
- Euronext Brussels: VAN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Rigby & Peller
Rigby & Peller is a lingerie retail brand and concept that Van de Velde says it acquired in 2011, operated through Rigby & Peller Ltd, a United Kingdom subsidiary it owns 100 percent. The annual report treats it as a retail cash-generating unit selling in the United Kingdom, Germany and the United States, and its stores also carry Van de Velde's own Primadonna pilot store.
Ownership timeline of Rigby & Peller
- 2011 – present Van de Velde [1] reported
Where Rigby & Peller sits in Van de Velde
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Van de Velde
Van de Velde controls 4 brands on Brandtree.
- Marie Jo (1981)
- Primadonna (1865)
- Sarda (1962)
Other brands in general merchandise own brands, and who owns them
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| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Blacks | JD Sports | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Bebemundo | Corporación Favorita | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| Innom | Reitan Retail | 🇳🇴 Norway |
| B&Q | Kingfisher | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Anko | Wesfarmers | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Basualdo | Cencosud | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Bike Republic | Colruyt Group | 🇧🇪 Belgium |
| Glans | Hagar | 🇮🇸 Iceland |
Every brand in general merchandise own brands and its owner →
About the owner: Van de Velde
Van de Velde is a publicly listed company headquartered in Schellebelle, Belgium. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as Euronext Brussels: VAN.
Belgian premium lingerie group that, in its 2025 annual report, says it designs, develops, manufactures and markets lingerie through its subsidiaries. Its shares have been quoted on the Brussels exchange since 1 October 1997, and the annual report names Schellebelle as the headquarters. It describes three power brands (Primadonna, Marie Jo and Sarda) and a local retail network that includes Rigby & Peller and Lincherie; Lincherie is not listed here because the report gives it no founding or brand detail.
Van de Velde: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇬🇧 Rigby & Peller and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 543 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 282 of them (52%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Rigby & Peller among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Rigby & Peller?
The parent company of Rigby & Peller is Van de Velde, a publicly listed company headquartered in Belgium.
Is Rigby & Peller British or Belgian?
Rigby & Peller originated in the United Kingdom, but it is owned today by Van de Velde, which is headquartered in Belgium. So Rigby & Peller is a British-origin brand under Belgian ownership.
Since when has Van de Velde owned Rigby & Peller?
Van de Velde has owned Rigby & Peller since 2011.
Is Rigby & Peller still owned by Van de Velde?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Rigby & Peller is still owned by Van de Velde. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Van de Velde Integrated Annual Report 2025 — Van de Velde NV, Annual report; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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