Witt Weiden
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Witt Weiden is a mail-order house, located in Weiden
, Germany.
The company is a 100% subsidiary of the Otto Group
.
In 1907 he took over his sister's grocer's store in Reuth bei Erbendorf
. This was the beginning what became later an extremely successful mail-order house.
In the 1930s the business had expanded significantly. The company had a workforce of 5,000 employees; sales raised to 86 million Reichsmarks. After the death of Josef Witt, his wife Monika continued the business operations from 1954 to 1958. Then their son, Josef Witt Jr., took over. Because of a sales crisis in the 1980s, the company was sold to Schwab, a subsidiary of the Otto Group
.
The firm had an annual turnover of €570 million in the fiscal year 2009-2010.
Alessa Witt works as a designer for the company. Thomas Witt, the grandson of Josef Witt, founded the Museum Witt
in Munich. The Witt family has no financial stake in Witt Weiden.
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Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Weiden in der Oberpfalz is a district-free city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 100 km east of Nuremberg and 35 km west of the Czech border. A branch of the German Army's NCO Academy is located here...
, Germany.
The company is a 100% subsidiary of the Otto Group
Otto GmbH
The Otto group, or Otto , is the world's largest mail order company, operating in more than 20 countries. The family of executive board chairman Michael Otto owns the majority of the company. The company is based in Hamburg, Germany...
.
History of Witt Weiden
Witt Weiden is the oldest mail-order house for clothes in Germany. The company was founded in 1907 by Josef Witt (1884-1954). Josef Witt is regarded as a pioneer in the mail-order business in Germany.In 1907 he took over his sister's grocer's store in Reuth bei Erbendorf
Erbendorf
Erbendorf is a town in the Upper Palatinate region of Germany. As of December, 2006, the town has a population of 5,341.The following villages are incorporated into the town:...
. This was the beginning what became later an extremely successful mail-order house.
In the 1930s the business had expanded significantly. The company had a workforce of 5,000 employees; sales raised to 86 million Reichsmarks. After the death of Josef Witt, his wife Monika continued the business operations from 1954 to 1958. Then their son, Josef Witt Jr., took over. Because of a sales crisis in the 1980s, the company was sold to Schwab, a subsidiary of the Otto Group
Otto GmbH
The Otto group, or Otto , is the world's largest mail order company, operating in more than 20 countries. The family of executive board chairman Michael Otto owns the majority of the company. The company is based in Hamburg, Germany...
.
The firm had an annual turnover of €570 million in the fiscal year 2009-2010.
Alessa Witt works as a designer for the company. Thomas Witt, the grandson of Josef Witt, founded the Museum Witt
Museum Witt
The Museum Witt Munich is a department of the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology. It is located in Munich, Germany, and has the world's leading collection of moths.- Establishment :The museum was established in 1980 by Thomas Witt....
in Munich. The Witt family has no financial stake in Witt Weiden.
Witt Weiden Headquarters
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External links
- Witt Weiden (German)
- Corporate Information (English)