Nooteboom Textiles

What Nooteboom Textiles does

Nooteboom Textiles (legal entity: Nooteboom Textiel B.V.) is a privately held Dutch fabric wholesaler founded in 1852 and headquartered at Kranenberg 6, 5047TR Tilburg, Netherlands. The company self-describes as Europe's largest fabric wholesaler, holding millions of meters of fabric in stock and exporting to more than 50 countries. Its assortment spans basic fabrics (cotton, jersey, French Terry, linen, muslin, satin), women's fashion fabrics, children's and baby textiles, and decorative fabrics for interior use, organized across dedicated product lines including New Fabrics, Perfect Basics, Fashion Fabrics, Children's & Baby Textiles, Decoration Fabrics, GOTS-certified organic and GRS-certified recycled ranges, and themed seasonal collections such as Summer 2026 and Winter 2026. Specialist sub-brand Hemmers Only covers entry-level basics, and co-branded designer collaborations include Glitzerpüppi, Fräulein von Julie, and Sprout Textiles.

The core commercial platform is a proprietary B2B e-commerce webshop requiring business account registration for pricing and ordering, served in five languages (English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish). Built-in tooling includes a Fabric Finder search/filter tool, a barcode scanner for fast reorders, a personal media library for product visuals and marketing assets, an order history dashboard, and online lookbooks for creative inspiration. An AI Assistant chatbot handles customer support queries on fabrics and ordering. Certifications on offer include Oeko-Tex Standard 100 (Product Classes I and II) and GOTS, with GRS recycled options noted across the catalog.

The business model is B2B wholesale of fabric by the meter to three primary customer segments — retailers, fashion designers, and clothing/textile manufacturers — plus secondary demand from the children's fashion, baby fashion, and home decoration verticals. Revenue is generated through per-unit (per-meter) sales at non-public wholesale prices disclosed only after account registration; pricing tiers are not published. Distribution is direct via the proprietary webshop and dedicated B2B sales reach to manufacturers, retailers, and designers, with no apparent use of third-party marketplaces. Marketing channels combine organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn), lookbook content marketing, an influencer program, and SEO across the multi-language storefront. No external funding, acquisitions, leadership changes, or M&A activity are disclosed.

Name

Nooteboom Textiles

Legal name

Nooteboom Textiel B.V.

Website

http://www.nooteboomtextiles.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1852

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Nooteboom Textiles is a privately held Dutch fabric wholesaler founded in 1852, self-described as Europe's largest, supplying millions of meters of fabric by the meter via a B2B e-commerce webshop to retailers, designers, and manufacturers across 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wholesale Textiles

NAICS

Clothing and Clothing Accessories Merchant Wholesalers (42435)

SIC

Wholesale-Apparel, Piece Goods & Notions (5130)

akta.pro primary industry

Textiles & Fabric / Piece Goods Wholesale (CRAOADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Textiles, Fabrics, Trims & Components Suppliers (CRAAAAAL)

Keywords

• Wholesale fabric supply
• B2B textile distribution
• Women's apparel fabrics
• Children's clothing textiles
• Decorative fabric wholesale

Headquarters

HQ city

Tilburg

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fabric Wholesale Sales: B2B wholesale of high-quality fabrics to retailers, designers, and manufacturers. Sells meters of fabric with millions of meters in stock. Offers various fabric types including basic fabrics, children's & baby textiles, seasonal fabrics, and decorative materials. Revenue generated through per-unit (meter) sales to business customers.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Nooteboom Textiles operates as Europe's largest fabric wholesaler, selling millions of meters of textiles in stock to business customers worldwide. The company distributes high-quality fabrics across basic, fashion, children's, baby, and decorative categories through a proprietary B2B e-commerce webshop requiring account registration. Products are exported to more than 50 countries and include certified sustainable options such as GOTS organic, GRS recycled, and Oeko-Tex standard fabrics.

Product overview

Nooteboom Textiles operates as Europe's largest fabric wholesaler with a comprehensive e-commerce platform offering over 10,000 fabric products. The core offering is a B2B webshop featuring the Fabric Finder search tool, barcode scanner for quick reorders, media library, order history, and inspiring lookbooks. The product portfolio centers on the main webshop platform supplemented by specialized product lines including: New Fabrics and Perfect Basics collections for everyday essentials; Fashion Fabrics for women's clothing; Children's & Baby Textiles for kidswear; Decoration Fabrics for interiors; and themed seasonal collections. The company also features curated designer collaborations including Glitzerpüppi, Fräulein von Julie, and Sprout Textiles, plus GOTS-certified organic options. An AI Assistant provides customer support, while the barcode scanner and Fabric Finder enable efficient B2B purchasing workflows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hemmers Only: A basic fabrics collection sub-brand

Products and services

• Perfect Basics Collection
• Fashion Fabrics (Women's)
• Children's & Baby Textiles
• Decoration Fabrics
• GOTS Certified Collection
• Hemmers Only Basics
• Glitzerpüppi Collection
• Fräulein von Julie Collection
• Sprout Textiles Collection
• Elegance Collection
• Seasonal Collections

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Mood Fabrics: Mood Fabrics is a US B2B fabric retailer/wholesaler serving designers and manufacturers — comparable customer segments (designers, garment makers) and B2B e-commerce model, but US-focused rather than Europe.

Direct peers

• Stoff & Stil: Stoff & Stil is a Scandinavian-origin fabric retailer/wholesaler selling fashion, children's, and home-decor fabrics to consumers and small businesses across Europe — closely mirrors Nooteboom's product mix and B2B-tilted model.
• Tissura: Tissura is a European B2B fabric wholesaler based in Switzerland selling designer textiles for fashion and interior use, with multi-country delivery — directly comparable to Nooteboom's piece-goods wholesale and women's/children's fashion focus.
• Textielstad: Textielstad is a Dutch fabric retailer/wholesaler based in Tilburg serving hobbyists and small designers — a domestic direct competitor in the same city and product category as Nooteboom.
• Hemmers / Ibena Textiles: Hemmers is a German basic-fabric wholesaler/brand that Nooteboom itself distributes via the 'Hemmers Only' sub-brand — directly comparable basic-fabric wholesaler with overlap in jersey, cotton, and fleece ranges.
• Polytex België: Polytex is a Belgian-based fabric wholesaler supplying fashion and home-textile retailers across the Benelux region — a regional direct competitor in piece-goods wholesale adjacent to Nooteboom's market.
• Modestoffen.nl (Modes & More): Modes & More is a Dutch fashion-fabric wholesaler/retailer focused on women's apparel textiles — directly comparable to Nooteboom's fashion fabrics segment and Benelux footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Fabric.com (Amazon): Fabric.com is a large US fabric retailer/wholesaler (now Amazon-owned) with deep assortment for fashion and home sewers — broader incumbent with comparable e-commerce-first fabric distribution model and customer segments.
• JAB Josef Anstoetz: JAB Josef Anstoetz is a long-established German wholesaler of premium textiles for fashion, decoration, and home — broader portfolio but overlapping customer base and channels with Nooteboom's fashion and decoration lines.
• Designers Guild: Designers Guild is a UK-based designer and wholesaler of fashion and decorative fabrics with global B2B distribution — a comparable premium-piece-goods wholesaler with overlapping decoration and women's fashion segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCGxLTuXhqugCEpZvZ-QYGdg
• Facebookfacebook.com/nooteboomtextiles
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nooteboom-textiles
• Instagraminstagram.com/nooteboomtextiles

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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