Migros
Migros is a supermarket chain found in Switzerland and other countries.
Co-operative | |
Founded | 1925 |
Headquarters | Zürich, ZH, Switzerland |
Products | supermarkets, petrol, electronics, books, homewares, etc... (mainly) |
Revenue | 20.64 billion CHF (2006) |
754 million CHF (2006) | |
Number of employees | 79 000 (2006) |
Website | www.migros.ch |
History
It was started in 1925 by Gottfried Duttweiler. He started in Zürich with a wagon and sold products 40% cheaper than others. At first he sold only coffee, rice, sugar, noodles, coconut oil and soap. Later, he started selling more and in 1926, Duttweiler built his first market, also in Zürich.
Migros Media
Migros headquarters in Zurich
Ford TT of Migros company from 1926
A Migros supermarket in Lugano, Switzerland
The front of a Migros store in the Metalli shopping center Zug, Switzerland
A chocolate (Frey) aisle in a branch of Migros in Interlaken. The M-Budget chocolate is just visible on the bottom shelf.
French version of the Migros Bank logo
Other websites
- Migros Switzerland website (in German)