The operation of a retail business offering a range of food and non-food products, including the sale of tobacco, alcoholic beverages, and lottery games, as well as the import-export of products of all kinds. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and take stakes in other companies in Switzerland and abroad as well as carry out all operations that are directly or indirectly related to its corporate purpose. The company may acquire, mortgage, sell, and manage real estate. It may engage in financing for its own account or for the account of third parties as well as provide guarantees and securities to its subsidiaries and to third parties.