Anton Schlecker, German businessman, founded the Schlecker Company
Anton Kut Schlecker (born 28 October 1944, in Ehingen) 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 were more than 13,000 stores across Europe, employing about 50,000 people and generating revenue of about 6.55 billion euros.
In July 2012 Anton Schlecker and his family declared bankruptcy and all Schlecker stores were been closed and were sold off to the appointed receivers.