Sales of hard goods such as skis, helmets and fitness equipment dropped by 3% KEYSTONE/© KEYSTONE / CHRISTIAN BEUTLER The Swiss sports market shrank in 2023 after two strong years. Fewer hard goods such as skis and rucksacks were bought, as were textiles. However, more shoes were purchased than in the previous year. This content...
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Swiss retail chain Migros to shed jobs and sell-off subsidiaries – SWI swissinfo.ch
Migros subsidiaries, such as Hotelplan, are now deemed surplus to requirements. Keystone / Steffen Schmidt Swiss retail giant Migros is looking for new owners for its subsidiaries Hotelplan, cosmetics and hygiene brand Mibelle, Melectronics and SportX. The new strategy involves major job cuts but also investments in core business areas. This content was published on February 2,...
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Publisher Frontiers cuts 70 jobs in Switzerland and 600 worldwide
(Symbol image) The reason for the job cuts is the shrinking market for scientific publications and a significant increase in fraudulent articles. Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved The scientific publisher Frontiers, founded in 2007 at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), has to cut 600 jobs in 23 countries. Around...
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Swiss jobless rate hits 20-year low: all good news?
Buzzing: a coworking space in Zurich. © Keystone / Gaetan Bally Switzerland, like the European Union, has notched up its lowest unemployment rate in decades. How has it managed this, and what does it mean for the economy? This content was published on January 10, 2024 – 17:27 The situation – jobs for everyone? At...