The company's purpose is the operation of one or more pharmacies and related services, as well as retail businesses, the holding, management, enhancement, and alienation of interests in all financial, commercial, industrial, or other enterprises and companies, in Switzerland and abroad, as well as the financing, control, and consulting in favor of the companies and societies in which it participates. The company may also: carry out all commercial, financial, movable, and immovable transactions, the latter provided that they are not subject to the Federal Law on the Acquisition of Real Estate by Persons Abroad of December 16, 1983 (LFAIE), and, in general, carry out all operations that have a direct or indirect relationship with the corporate purpose in Switzerland and abroad.