Operation of food stores and trade in goods of all kinds. The company may acquire, exploit and sell copyrights, patents, licenses, trademarks and other intellectual property rights, establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, carry out financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties, and acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad.