Interiors and shopping in Waalwijk, furniture retail park, centre and market

The reference date for this page is Friday 16 October 2026.

What can you find on the woonboulevard in Waalwijk?

The woonboulevard is owned by De Mandemakers Groep¹². According to the same broadcaster, after the rebuild it will once again include Kwantum, Leen Bakker, Haco, Prominent, Colora, Vloer.nu, Woonexpress and the Piet Klerkx Outlet, among others¹². The large Piet Klerkx store is on the Professor van der Waalsweg and, according to the company, is also part of the woonboulevard⁵.

Part of the retail park is being rebuilt. On Thursday 30 April 2026, shortly after 14.00, fire broke out in the Kwantum warehouse¹⁰¹¹. Kwantum and an empty Carpetright building were completely gutted, and other home furnishing stores were badly damaged¹⁰. Nobody was hurt¹⁰¹¹.

The owner wants to rebuild everything. In May 2026 De Mandemakers Groep announced that Kwantum, Leen Bakker, Haco, Prominent, Colora and Vloer.nu would return and that the shops should reopen before the end of 2026¹². Woonexpress and the Piet Klerkx Outlet were spared, but closed temporarily for a clearance sale and repair work¹². The Piet Klerkx website once again lists opening hours for the week of 12 October 2026 for the outlet at Professor Kamerlingh Onnesweg 8b⁶.

What makes Piet Klerkx in Waalwijk special?

Piet Klerkx is a Waalwijk business with a long history. In 1929 Piet Klerkx started a furniture shop in Waalwijk, the company writes⁷. At the end of the 1960s came the Woonwereld, which Piet Klerkx itself calls the first furniture retail park in the Netherlands⁷. In 1996 the Waalwijk retail park was converted into Themapark Wonen⁷. Piet Klerkx now belongs to De Mandemakers Groep, which lists the name among its brands on its own recruitment site⁸.

According to the company, the store at Professor van der Waalsweg 2 covers 21,000 m²⁵. Inside are separate shops for Montèl, Riant-Stoutenbeek and Brugman kitchens and bathrooms, a home department store with accessories, and Piet's Brasserie. Parking is free, and there are charging points for e-bikes⁵.

Day	Opening hours Piet Klerkx Waalwijk (weeks of 12 and 19 October 2026)
Monday to Thursday	10.00 to 18.00
Friday	10.00 to 20.00
Saturday	10.00 to 18.00
Sunday	11.00 to 18.00

The source is the Piet Klerkx store page⁵. According to the same page, the brasserie is open daily from 10.00 to 17.00, and until 19.00 on Friday⁵.

Where can you shop in Waalwijk town centre?

The heart of the shopping area lies around the Grotestraat, the Stationsstraat, the Raadhuisplein (town hall square) and the De Els shopping centre. That is clear from the town centre vision the municipality commissioned in October 2023². The centre is changing. On the Grotestraat west of the Raadhuisplein, shops were added and vacancy fell². In the Stationsstraat and the eastern part of the Grotestraat, on the other hand, the range of shops shrank².

Cafés and restaurants are growing around the Raadhuisplein and the Markt². So if you go shopping, you can easily end up on a terrace, with the Schoenenkwartier within walking distance.

De Els is on the eve of a major redevelopment. According to the town centre vision, many units there have stood empty for years, partly on purpose, pending that renewal². The municipality wants to strengthen De Els as a place for everyday shopping².

Which day is market day in Waalwijk?

Waalwijk's weekly market is on Wednesday, from 13.00 to 17.00, in the centre on the Grotestraat, the Stationsstraat and the Raadhuisplein¹. The Schoenenkwartier also names Wednesday as market day⁹. The two other villages each have their own morning market.

Village	Day and time	Location
Waalwijk	Wednesday 13.00 to 17.00	Grotestraat, Stationsstraat, Raadhuisplein
Waspik	Wednesday 08.00 to 12.00	Dorpsplein
Sprang-Capelle	Thursday 08.00 to 12.00	Raadhuisplein

The source is the municipality of Waalwijk¹. If you drive to the market in Waalwijk, the nearest parking is on the Unnaplein or in the car parks of De Els-zuid¹.

The market has been in the centre since the summer of 2019. Before that it stood in the car park by the De Els shopping centre, where fewer and fewer visitors came. Two months after the move, market traders, shopkeepers and the municipality were calling it a success, and there was once again a waiting list of traders¹³.

How do people live in Waalwijk?

On 1 January 2025 Waalwijk had just over 22,700 homes, 22,783 to be precise¹⁴. In 2025, 61 per cent of these were owner-occupied¹⁴. The average WOZ value (the official property valuation) was €377,000 in the figures for 2025¹⁴.

New space is coming in an unexpected place. The municipality wants to buy land on Zanddonk, the oldest part of the industrial estate, to turn it into a mixed area with local small businesses, amenities and homes³.

Frequently asked questions about interiors and shopping in Waalwijk

Is the woonboulevard in Waalwijk open after the fire?

Part of the woonboulevard is open. The large Piet Klerkx store on the Professor van der Waalsweg shows normal opening hours, as does the outlet. Kwantum, Leen Bakker, Haco, Prominent, Colora and Vloer.nu are being rebuilt and, according to the owner, were due to return before the end of 2026. Check for each shop whether it has already reopened.

Which day is the weekly market in Waalwijk?

The weekly market in Waalwijk town centre is every Wednesday from 13.00 to 17.00, on the Grotestraat, the Stationsstraat and the Raadhuisplein. Waspik has a market on Wednesday morning on the Dorpsplein, and Sprang-Capelle on Thursday morning on the Raadhuisplein. You can park at the Unnaplein or De Els-zuid.

What time is Piet Klerkx in Waalwijk open?

In the weeks of 12 and 19 October 2026, Piet Klerkx Waalwijk is open from Monday to Thursday from 10.00 to 18.00. On Friday you can visit until 20.00, on Saturday until 18.00 and on Sunday from 11.00 to 18.00. Check the store page for public holidays and changes.

What is there to do on a Wednesday in Waalwijk?

Wednesday is market day in the centre, from 13.00. Since January 2026 the Schoenenkwartier on the Raadhuisplein, within walking distance of the market, has let a second visitor in free on Wednesdays. That way you can combine shopping, a terrace and a museum in one afternoon.

Sources

Gemeente Waalwijk, De markt: www.waalwijk.nl/de-markt
Gemeente Waalwijk, Centrumvisie (town centre vision), 27 October 2023: cuatro.sim-cdn.nl/waalwijk/uploads/2399.1222_waalwijk_centrumvisie_27-10.pdf
Gemeente Waalwijk, Ondernemers (business owners): www.waalwijk.nl/ondernemers
CBS, Regional key figures for the Netherlands (70072ned): www.cbs.nl/nl-nl/cijfers/detail/70072ned
Piet Klerkx, Woonwinkel Waalwijk (home store): www.pietklerkx.nl/winkels/waalwijk
Piet Klerkx, Outlet Waalwijk: www.pietklerkx.nl/winkels/outlet-waalwijk
Piet Klerkx, Over Piet Klerkx (about): www.pietklerkx.nl/over-piet-klerkx
De Mandemakers Groep, Werken bij (careers): www.werkenbijmandemakers.nl
Schoenenkwartier, Waalwijk Woensdag: schoenenkwartier.nl/waalwijk-woensdag
NOS, 30 April 2026 (secondary): nos.nl/artikel/2612533-grote-schade-bij-felle-brand-op-woonboulevard-waalwijk
Omroep Brabant, 1 May 2026 (secondary): www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/6008055/ramptoerisme-na-enorme-woonboulevardbrand-gelukkig-is-mn-stoel-gespaard
Omroep Brabant, 20 May 2026 (secondary): www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/6009987/woonboulevard-waalwijk-na-brand-volledig-herbouwd-eind-dit-jaar-weer-open
Omroep Brabant, 11 September 2019 (secondary): www.omroepbrabant.nl/nieuws/3066461/markt-in-waalwijk-is-na-verhuizing-weer-in-trek-de-patient-leeft-weer
Allecijfers.nl (secondary, processed CBS data): allecijfers.nl/gemeente/waalwijk

All sources accessed on 16 October 2026.

Last updated: 2026-10-16