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Glance around Switzerland: Swiss Guards on the run, SBB taken to court, 111th birthday and angry neighbours

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 12:00:14 +0100

Our roundup of stories you might have missed this week includes Swiss guards on the run, SBB going to court, angry neighbours, a 111th birthday and more.

Swiss supermarket to start selling bug burgers

Mon, 19 Dec 2016 10:22:25 +0100

Swiss supermarket giant Coop will sell products containing insects, such as burgers and meatballs, from next spring, it has confirmed.

Coop tests controversial pricing policy

Mon, 20 Jul 2015 12:19:20 +0200

Switzerland’s biggest retailer, Coop, is testing out personalized pricing in its online store, offering some customers higher reductions than others on the same products.

Coop plans new logistics centre near Lausanne

Wed, 20 May 2015 23:37:57 +0200

Coop, Switzerland’s second largest retailer, is planning to build a new logistics and administrative centre for western Switzerland in the canton of Vaud at a cost of 88 million francs, the canton announced on Wednesday.

Former Coop Bank CEO faces three-year ban

Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:19:00 +0100

The Swiss Financial Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has banned former Coop Bank CEO Andreas Waespi from any managerial role for three years after it was found he manipulated share prices at the bank.

German stores boost Migros bottom line

Thu, 03 Apr 2014 01:03:00 +0200

Switzerland’s number one retailer, Migros, on Wednesday reported a net profit of 771 million francs in 2013 on the back of record sales.

Swiss store chain rapped for selling vibrators

Mon, 10 Feb 2014 21:55:00 +0100

Sex toys may not be what you would expect to find at your local department store but then that’s perhaps what sets the Coop in Switzerland apart from others. A Swiss erotic products chain is not taking too kindly though, to the new competition.

Safe foils armed robbers in Geneva supermarket

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 23:53:00 +0100

An investigation is continuing into a failed armed robbery at a Coop supermarket in the Geneva suburbs on Wednesday when two store employees were held hostage while two gunmen attempted without success to pry open a safe.

Swiss retail giants call for weaker franc

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 13:08:15 +0100

Swiss retailers Coop and Manor have joined forces to ask for a minimum exchange rate of 1.40 francs ($1.50) per euro and longer opening hours.

Embattled Coop vows meat cheat clampdown

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:14:00 +0100

The head of supermarket giant Coop has admitted customer trust in the brand has diminished after reports revealed that some of its stores repackaged and sold meat that had passed its sell-by date.

Coop caught selling old meat as new

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:24:00 +0200

Former employees of supermarket chain Coop have said that they were occasionally ordered to take old packaged meat off the shelves, repackage it and put it for sale again as fresh meat, even after the expiration date.

Coop cuts prices as supermarket war rages

Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:29:22 +0200

Competition among Switzerland's largest retailers is heating up, with Coop following the lead of Migros in announcing price cuts on 700 international branded products as part of its bid to pass on euro currency exchange gains to customers.

Coop takes 'overpriced' products off shelves

Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:16:00 +0200

Swiss retailer Coop has taken the extraordinary step of removing the products of several major international manufacturers that have refused to reduce their prices despite making massive profits from a buoyant Swiss franc.

Swiss police call for ban on 'Darkness' game

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 15:48:00 +0200

Swiss police have called for a ban on a violent computer game in which players shoot at police.