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Josef Witt GmbH (Witt-Gruppe) is a mail-order house, located in Weiden, Germany. The company is a 100% subsidiary of the
Witt Weiden
The company is the oldest mail-order house for clothes in Germany. It 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. This was the beginning of 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
Witt Weiden
Thomas Witt, the grandson of Josef Witt, founded the
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(English) {{Authority control Mail-order retailers
Otto Group
Otto GmbH & Co KG (doing business as Otto Group, stylized as otto group, formerly Otto Versand) is a German mail order company and one of the world's biggest e-commerce companies. Based in Hamburg, it operates in more than twenty countries. Ott ...
. Witt-Gruppe's oldest and best known brand iWitt Weiden
History
The company is the oldest mail-order house for clothes in Germany. It 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. This was the beginning of 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 Reichsmark
The (; sign: ℛℳ; abbreviation: RM) was the currency of Germany from 1924 until 20 June 1948 in West Germany, where it was replaced with the , and until 23 June 1948 in East Germany, where it was replaced by the East German mark. The Reich ...
s. 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 & Co KG (doing business as Otto Group, stylized as otto group, formerly Otto Versand) is a German mail order company and one of the world's biggest e-commerce companies. Based in Hamburg, it operates in more than twenty countries. Ott ...
.
The firm had an annual turnover of €1.178 billion in the fiscal year 2022-2023.
The company comprises eleven brands and sells its products in ten countries worldwide. Witt-Gruppe's oldest and best known brand isWitt Weiden
Thomas Witt, the grandson of Josef Witt, founded the
Museum Witt
The Museum Witt Munich (MWM) 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.
Collection
The museum was established in 1980 by Thomas J. Witt. Hi ...
in Munich. The Witt family has no financial stake in Witt-Gruppe.
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