Shops were often located in existing buildings, such as in the early 19th century Schipperstraat 5-7 farm. The farm Burg.
Munnikhuizenstraat 6 (1872) was converted into a shop in 1910. The Hoekstraat 20 corner shop dates from around 1925. As part of the modernization of the village center, H. Koldewijn designed the residential and retail premises on the corner of Oranje Weeshuislaan / Havenstraat (1933) in a business-expressionistic style.