The company's purpose is the sale and trade in Switzerland of women's fashion items, in particular clothing, lingerie, swimwear and sports articles; it may purchase and sell real estate, excluding residential real estate in Switzerland, intellectual property rights and carry out all other activities that allow the company to develop; the company may, in direct or indirect connection with its purpose, carry out all financial, commercial and real estate transactions, participate in all enterprises or activities in Switzerland and abroad, create branches or subsidiaries in Switzerland or abroad and grant loans or guarantees to direct or indirect shareholders, to its direct or indirect subsidiaries, as well as to third parties, if it serves its interests; as the company is part of a group of companies, it may participate in a cash pooling system allowing it to provide financial assistance to other companies in the group, Swiss or foreign, through upstream or cross-stream loans at market conditions or to the extent of its freely available equity and by charging them; the company may also, at any time, receive financial assistance or borrow money from other companies in the group or from a third party.