Operation and management of retail companies as well as consulting, operational planning, operational organization and management of companies of all kinds; may establish branches and subsidiaries, participate in other companies and acquire, represent or establish similar or related businesses, acquire, hold and dispose of properties, participations, securities, intellectual property rights, copyrights, patents and licenses of all kinds, provide financing on its own account or on behalf of third parties, grant loans and provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.