Migros
Migros is a supermarket chain found in Switzerland and other countries.
| File:Migros.svg | |
| Co-operative | |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Headquarters | Zürich, ZH, 22x20px 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 Gottlieb 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
- Museum of Transport Luzern - Ford TT Migros (1926).jpg
A Migros Ford TT from 1926
- Migros supermarket Lugano Switzerland.jpg
A Migros supermarket in Lugano, Switzerland
- MM-Migros-Metalli Zug.jpg
The front of a Migros store in the Metalli shopping center in Zug, Switzerland, using an older logo
A chocolate (Frey) aisle in a branch of Migros in Interlaken. The M-Budget chocolate is just visible on the bottom shelf.
- RTEmagicC BanqueMigros.jpg
French version of the Migros Bank logo
Other websites
- Migros Switzerland website (in German)
