Anton Schlecker

Who is Anton Schlecker?

Anton Schlecker is a German businessman, founder and owner of the Schlecker drug store chain in Germany.

He is married to Christa Schlecker and has two children, Lars Schlecker and Meike Schlecker, both active in the management of the Schlecker company.

At 21 he acquired the degree "Meister" butcher and took over the parental butcher's shop. In 1975 he built his first drug store in Kirchheim unter Teck. Two years later there were already more than 100 stores. As of 2003, there exist more than 13,000 stores across Europe, employing about 50,000 people and turning over about 6.55 billion euros.

As of July 2012 Anton Schlecker and Family have been declared bankrupt and all Schlecker stores have been closed and will be sold off by the appointed receivers.