Retail Landscape of Switzerland
1,281 Retail companies in Switzerland, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.
Who leads Retail in Switzerland
Shows 1,281 Swiss retail firms and highlights the most active hiring companies, the best funded firms, and the number currently hiring or reporting a funding round.
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FELFEL11last posted Jun 2026
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Galaxus10last posted Jun 2026
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Manor10last posted Jun 2026
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Valora9last posted May 2026
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landi7last posted Feb 2026
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Coop7last posted Jun 2026
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mobilezone6last posted Feb 2026
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Qiibee5last posted Apr 2026
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Ava$42.4MSeries B · May 2018
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Invenda$28.8MSeries B · Mar 2023
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Advertima$27.6MSeries A · Jul 2020
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Boostinc$18.6MSeries B · Jun 2025
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Albatross AI$15.8MSeed · Nov 2025
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Nanoleq$13.7MSeries A · Dec 2021
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Flummox$13MSeries B · Feb 2024
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HeiQ$12.4MPost IPO · Feb 2024
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Oriflame$51.4Msnapshot Mar 2025
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Phonak$21.6Msnapshot Mar 2025
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Beaconsmind$6.7Msnapshot Dec 2023
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ALSO Holding AG4,204tracked employees
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Tally Weijl3,000tracked employees
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Triumph International375tracked employees
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ms direct group312tracked employees
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transa270tracked employees
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Orell Fussli9.5%21 tracked events
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Covalo4.1%9 tracked events
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Ricardo4.1%9 tracked events
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Digitec Galaxustop 50kdigitec.ch
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Encuentra24top 50kencuentra24.com
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C&Atop 50kc-and-a.com
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Global Blue≥4articles in the window
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Authena≥2articles in the window
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Odlo≥2articles in the window
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Haelixa≥2articles in the window
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algrano≥1articles in the window
See all 1,281 Retail companies in Switzerland
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How the Retail ecosystem in Switzerland grew, 2016–2025
Displays the annual count of new retail companies from 2016 to 2025, with the highest year being 2020 at 110 startups and only three founded in 2025.
Where Retail companies in Switzerland are based
Lists the Swiss cities with the most retail firms, led by Zurich with 211 companies followed by Geneva, Zug, Lausanne, and Basel.
The Retail market map of Switzerland: what these companies actually do
Breaks down the retail sector by product sub‑categories and revenue models, noting the largest groups such as consumer digital (571) and e‑commerce product sales (912).
The biggest kinds of Retail company, by how many we track.
- Consumer Digital571 companies · $92.5M raised · 13 hiring
- B2C E-Commerce535 companies · $69.2M raised · 12 hiring
- Internet First Brands251 companies · $56.5M raised · 5 hiring
- B2C Fashion E-Commerce204 companies · $8.1M raised · 3 hiring
- Enterprise Tech181 companies · $202M raised · 11 hiring
- Internet First Fashion Brands149 companies · $4.8M raised · 3 hiring
- Marketplaces102 companies · $6.9M raised · 4 hiring
- Commerce Enablers95 companies · $114M raised · 5 hiring
- Enterprise Software94 companies · $84.5M raised · 6 hiring
- Beauty E-Commerce63 companies · $200k raised
- Internet First Apparel Brands60 companies · $3.4M raised · 1 hiring
- SaaS49 companies · $80.2M raised · 2 hiring
Monetization
How Retail companies make money
How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Retail in Switzerland
Counts 182 corporate events over the past two years, categorised into mergers and acquisitions, key‑person moves, earnings releases, announcements, and funding rounds.
- FundingCovalo, a Zurich, Switzerland-based provider of an ingredients discovery and data platform for the personal care industry, raised €3.5M in funding round. The round was led by Hi inov with participation from existing investors HTGF and seed+speed Ventures.2026-04-06
- FundingALSO Holding AG (SIX: ALSN) has successfully placed a promissory note (Schuldscheindarlehen) of EUR 250 million in the market.2026-03-19
- FundingClimatex has completed a financing round of CHF 3.2 million.2026-02-26
- FundingNul, a UK-based healthtech startup, has raised $1 million in seed funding to develop a supported alcohol reduction platform combining clinical care and prescription medication. The round was led by dmg ventures and BYVP, with participation from angel investors.2026-02-17
- FundingKellerhals Carrard advised Haelixa, as the Swiss deep-tech company has closed a pre-series A financing round. Verve Ventures and Zürcher Kantonalbank led the funding, with participation from impact-focused investor 212.2026-02-16
- M&ALT Elevator Limited (BSE: 544518), a provider of elevator solutions and automated parking systems, has announced that its Board of Directors has approved the merger of Ricardo Elevators Private Limited into the Company.2026-01-12
- M&ASandow Companies announced the acquisition of Architonic today2026-01-08
- M&AThe mobile phone provider Freenet takes over the Germany business of the Swiss company Mobilezone with brands like Sparhandy or Handystar for around 230 million euros.2025-10-09
- FundingZoundream, the startup specializing in AI-driven solutions for infant voice analysis, has secured €4M seed funding to advance its mission of revolutionizing infant health.2025-10-03
- M&AShift4 successfully completed the Tender Offer on July 3, 2025 to purchase an aggregate of approximately 97.37% of the issued and outstanding Shares.2025-08-18
Mergers and acquisitions
Deals from the last 24 months where a Retail company in Switzerland was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
| Acquirer | Target | Deal value | Status | Date |
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| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-03-19 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-03-19 | ||
| undisclosed | Announced | 2026-03-03 | ||
| Sandow Companies | undisclosed | Completed | 2026-01-12 | |
| LT Elevator Limited | undisclosed | Announced | 2026-01-12 | |
| undisclosed | Completed | 2025-12-19 |
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Provides details on specific corporate events, including leadership changes, product launches, and new customer contracts.
Digital Luxury GroupLuxuryIQ MCP (AI Data Integration Layer)Feb 2026
- RICHARD MAGAZINE v ricardotrademark likelihood of confusion · VerdictMar 2026
Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +13.0%, half slower.
Who is building Retail in Switzerland
Profiles 409 founders and CEOs across 295 firms, showing their top alma maters and previous employers such as Stanford, HEC Paris, and Boston Consulting Group.
Ex-ENGIE New Ventures. University of St.Gallen BA 2015, Esade M.Sc 2017
ECSA, ex-Radys, C8 Investments, Myclimate. ETH 2003, University of St. Gallen 2007
Ex-WEIDPLAS, Founder b-emb, BSH Bosch and Siemens Home Appliances, WMF.
FluffyAudio.
Startup Advisor, ex-Swiss Re, ex-Microre, University of Cambridge, 2019
CEO-CLIMATEX, Venture Partner - Collateral Good. Aalborg University 2005
Ex-Chemberry, Clariant, Navigance, G&vB, EnBW, Mercedes-Benz. University of St.Gallen 2014
Ex-X-Technology Swiss R&D AG, Jamei AG
Ortega Schule St Gallen, ex-Boydak, ex-Boydak Strategy Consulting, Universität St.Gallen - Hochschule für Wirtschafts…
- flagged as repeat founders4
- no repeat-founder flag267
Look up the people behind Retail companies in Switzerland
Search founders, executives and operators by company, role and location.
Who funds Retail in Switzerland
Summarises 95 funding rounds since 2016 involving 114 investors, with a typical round size of $2 million.
| Investor · most active investors since 2016 | Rounds | Led | Latest |
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| Zurcher Kantonalbank | 7 | 2 | Feb 2026 |
| Venture Kick | 6 | 6 | May 2021 |
| Verve Ventures | 4 | 3 | Feb 2026 |
| MassChallenge | 4 | — | May 2023 |
| Polytech Ventures | 3 | 3 | May 2018 |
| HTGF | 3 | 2 | Apr 2026 |
| Kickstart Innovation | 3 | 1 | Nov 2017 |
| UBS | 2 | 1 | Oct 2018 |
| b2venture | 2 | 1 | Feb 2022 |
| Fasanara | 2 | 1 | Mar 2022 |
The typical round is $2M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Retail funding rounds in Switzerland
Highlights the largest disclosed round—Ava’s $30 million Series B—and lists ten of the biggest recent funding events.
| Company | Round | Size | When | Backers |
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| Series B | $30M | May 2018 | BlueOcean Ventures, Global Sources, Zurcher Kantonalbank +4 more | |
| Series A | $19M | Jul 2020 | Fortimo | |
| Series B | $19M | Mar 2023 | Point Break Capital Management, Mutschler Ventures | |
| Series B | $18.6M | Jun 2025 | Direttissima, Capmont, kineo finance | |
| Series B | $13M | Mar 2022 | Fasanara, Raffaele Terrone | |
| Seed | $12.5M | Nov 2025 | MMC Ventures, Daphni, Redalpine | |
| Series A | $12.5M | Dec 2021 | Capnamic Ventures, Zurcher Kantonalbank, Verve Ventures +2 more | |
| Series A | $9.7M | Nov 2016 | Zurcher Kantonalbank, BlueOcean Ventures, Global Sources +2 more | |
| Series A | $8.6M | Jan 2017 | — | |
| Seed | $7.6M | Jan 2022 | Walter Huber, Gregor Greber, Philippe Gaydoul |
Unattributed$4.1MFeb 2026
What the news says about Retail in Switzerland
Records 225,354 news articles about Swiss retail in the last year, focusing on international geography, geopolitical issues, and trade‑related topics.
What the coverage is about
The subjects that dominate Retail news in Switzerland. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
- International and transnational geographic entities≥300,219▲+33%
- Geopolitical disputes and contested areas≥300,210▲+33%
- Administrative and political subdivisions≥300,204▲+33%
- International sports competitions≥19,188→-5%
- Olympic games coverage≥11,404→+8%
- International political relations≥10,451→+1%
- Soccer women's leagues and competitions≥10,358·
- Sports coaching strategies≥8,293▲+3689%
- Youth sports development programs≥8,207▲+3759%
- Winter sports coverage≥7,144▲+11%
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8 Retail companies here were named in the news over this period.
Watch Retail coverage in Switzerland as it happens
Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.
Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter
Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
The pressures the press keeps returning to
Three recurring angles in Switzerland Retail coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Retail jobs in Switzerland: who is hiring and what they ask for
Lists 458 job postings from 33 retailers over the past year, indicating the volume of hiring activity.
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