The company's purpose is to operate public establishments such as kiosks and grocery stores, trade in all types of products, in particular food products, tobacco, newspapers, lottery games and articles of various nature. The company may also carry out any other activity having a direct or indirect connection with these purposes; it may notably create branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, acquire companies with an identical or similar purpose, or merge with such companies, carry out all operations and conclude all contracts suitable for developing and expanding its purpose or relating directly or indirectly thereto.