Authentic and approachable –
the corporate website of
the Migros Group

MIGROS sign in orange letters on a building with bright sunlight behind it.

The Migros Group is one of the most versatile and committed companies in Switzerland. The new corporate website shows what Migros has to offer – and brings its values of community, responsibility and pioneering spirit to life.

The Migros Group is a multi-faceted company that covers various retail sectors and addresses different target groups with different topics. However, many people in Switzerland only (still) perceive the brand in parts. And the brand experience on the previous corporate website no longer conveyed the group’s themes and values in the best possible way, because the content and structure had grown historically. Nor was there a uniform design system for digital corporate communication. Our task was therefore: Firstly, to renew the digital brand experience so that the users of the corporate website can once again perceive and experience the Migros Group in accordance with its mission statement “Migros does good, creates something new and is approachable”. Secondly, to develop a new design system for the corporate website of the Migros Group.

Laptop, tablet, and smartphone mockup displaying different pages of the Migros website. Laptop, tablet, and smartphone mockup displaying different pages of the Migros website.

People at the center

The focus of the new content strategy is on people – employees, customers and partners of the Migros Group. Both visually and lyrically, they appear inclusive, authentic, involving and humorous and thus form the common thread for the new group website. This principle was also applied in the creation of the new brand experience: user surveys, card sorting and user testing ensured a user-centered approach.

Shopper using smartphone while selecting groceries at Migros store with basket and
Shopper using smartphone while selecting groceries at Migros store with basket and
Professional baker in white uniform holding tray of braided bread dough in industrial bakery kitchen.
Professional baker in white uniform holding tray of braided bread dough in industrial bakery kitchen.

Stories bring group
strategy to life

At the heart of the new group website are real stories. They show how people in the Migros Group live the corporate values, illustrate background information and provide a wide range of perspectives on various topics. This creates closeness and trust. The developed taxonomy ensures that the stories are automatically displayed in the appropriate places outside the magazine area and on other platforms, based on keywords, which reduces maintenance costs and guarantees up-to-date contextualization at all times.

Website layout featuring fair trade articles on coffee and egg production, with images of coffee beans and eggs, and tags like climate, food waste, and teamwork. Website layout featuring fair trade articles on coffee and egg production, with images of coffee beans and eggs, and tags like climate, food waste, and teamwork.

Entertaining storytelling and
simplified user guidance

After a content and SEO audit, we more than halved the number of pages, which led to a streamlining of the content and a focus on the essentials as well as an improvement in user guidance. All remaining pages have been completely renewed on the basis of the newly developed tonality, both textually and visually.
In addition to the stories, we have developed formats that address a lower need for information and a user behavior characterized by social media.
Snackable content formats that can be swiped through convey the essential information in a short and crisp way or prove facts with concrete examples.

Mockup of an iPhone device displaying the Migros website while scrolling through the content. +30% Click-Through Rate

Brand identity through
unique illustrations

A diverse company like Migros needs to be explained. Infographics are used to present complex ideas, concepts or processes in a simple and clear way. Unique illustrations, created in collaboration with the Swiss team of illustrators Till Lauer and Arbnore Toska, get to the heart of Migros’ brand identity and personality and arouse emotions in users through their tongue-in-cheek humour. The imagery on the new corporate website stands out from the competition, especially due to the illustrations, and attracts the attention of visitors.

Two smartphones displaying Migros cooperative website with illustrations of a shopping basket and a river scene, featuring German text and social media icons. Two smartphones displaying Migros cooperative website with illustrations of a shopping basket and a river scene, featuring German text and social media icons.

Transparent and accessible to everyone – corporate communication as it should be

With the corporate website, we have created a central point of contact for customers, employees, talents, partners, media representatives, cooperative members and other interested groups. A networking concept ensures seamless, goal-oriented forwarding within the digital ecosystem. With the new content strategy, whose formats pay off for different usage scenarios and target groups, and the newly created design system, the brand can be felt in every pixel.

Colorful collage of German-language cards highlighting Migros topics like health, sustainability, food, and community engagement.
"Our new corporate website creates synergies between all our platforms and business units on a technical and content level. The new, clear and modular design system reflects our flexibility in times of constant change."
Philipp Stuker
Head of Digital Platforms – Migros Supermarkt AG

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