The company's purpose is to acquire direct and indirect participations in all companies, in the sense of a holding company, operating notably in the fields of food and non-food trade, real estate companies, furniture and decoration trade; business and asset consulting and management; acquisition, management and administration of participations and properties, all commercial activities; taking, buying, selling, administering, managing and financing participations. It may carry out any financial or commercial operation, notably any real estate operation, related to its purpose or apt to favor it. It may also create branches in Switzerland and abroad, take financial participations, found or finance companies having a direct or indirect relationship with its purpose. The company may grant loans to its shareholders.