Trading in textiles, handicrafts and all other products of the textile industry and its auxiliary industries in Switzerland and abroad. May also participate in, found, acquire and merge with other companies of any kind in Switzerland and abroad, acquire, encumber, manage and dispose of real estate and intellectual property rights in Switzerland and abroad, and establish branches and agencies in Switzerland or abroad by resolution of the Board of Directors, furthermore, provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties and grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.