Gottlieb Duttweiler

Gottlieb Duttweiler was a Swiss businessman and politician, founder of both the Migros chain of grocery stores and the party.

Duttweiler was born in Zrich. Starting with five vehicles in 1925, his Migros eventually opened stores and is today one of the main grocery chains in Switzerland. The original secret to his success was bringing daily necessities to the consumer by excluding the middlemen. As a result, many producers initially chose to boycott Migros, and Duttweilers Migros would itself manufacture or package those missing products. In 1941 Gottlieb and his wife Adele Duttweiler transferred ownership of Migros to their customers, as a cooperative. Duttweiler also required that Migros contribute a percentage of profits to cultural, athletic, and hobbyrelated activities. This led to the Migrosclubschools and several hobby courses. He also initiated the socalled Park im Grene or DuttiPark at the site of the later institute that was named after Gottlieb Duttweiler. In 1949 he participated at the former Buchclub Ex Libris, which was integrated in the Migros group in 1956. The Zrichbased Reederei Zrich AG or

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