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2026-01-30
The Swiss retail group Migros is closing all 15 physical branches of its bookselling brand Ex Libris by the end of the year. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The group’s online book business will be gradually transferred to the digital platform Galaxus. This will affect 230 employees and job …
Swiss meter firm Landis+Gyr shifts management to US
2026-01-29
Swiss electric meter manufacturer Landis+Gyr has relocated the majority of its operational management team to Atlanta in the United States. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This was announced by CEO Peter Mainz as part of a strategic focus on the Americas and Asia-Pacific regions. Mainz said that he himself …
Roche reports positive results for experimental obesity drug
2026-01-27
Swiss pharma giant Roche said on Tuesday that a phase II clinical trial of its experimental obesity drug CT-388 had given positive results. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox In the study participants who received the active ingredient CT-388 once a week for 48 weeks lost over 20% of their body …
Trump Accounts for babies, national security strategy, and chlorinated chicken
2025-12-10
Welcome to our press review of events in the United States. Every Wednesday we look at how the Swiss media have reported and reacted to three major stories in the US – in politics, finance and science. Here’s a big question to get things going: is Europe facing “civilizational erasure”? The United States thinks so …
Swiss Post sets a new record for Black Friday deliveries
2025-12-04
With 7.9 million parcels delivered around Black Friday, Swiss Post has exceeded its record from the previous year. The company had already prepared for a possible parcel record in November. Compared to the previous year, the number of parcels delivered between November 24 and December 2 increased by almost 400,000 consignments, as Swiss Post announced …
Swiss business group anticipates subdued economic growth
2025-12-03
Economists from the Swiss Business federation economiesuisse expect subdued growth for the coming year. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox While real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by 1.2% this year, they are still forecasting growth of 1% for 2026. This means that Switzerland will remain below its …
Half-fare travel card here to stay, says Swisspass chief
2025-10-19
Helmut Eichhorn, CEO of Alliance SwissPass, told the SonntagsBlick newspaper that the half-fare travel card for public transport will be maintained, following headlines in the press that it would be discontinued. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The price reduction on travel on trains, buses, trams and boats with the current …
EU fines Richemont brand Chloé €20 million
2025-10-14
The European Union has imposed fines totalling €157 million on the luxury houses Gucci (Kering), Chloé (Richemont) and Loewe (LVMH) for breaches of competition rules. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox The European Commission has accused the three companies, based in Italy, France and Spain respectively, of restricting the ability …
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