Globus (department store)
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Globus is a Swiss department store company, with nine department stores in Switzerland. It is currently owned by a Thai company, Central Group. The Globus group includes the Herren Globus chain of menswear stores and the Office World chain of office supplies stores, was previously owned by Switzerland's largest retailer, Migros.
Its main branches are located in the three principal cities of Switzerland, i.e. Zurich, Geneva and Basel.
It had been a member of the International Association of Department Stores from 1931 to 2020, with various CEOs acting as presidents of the Association over time.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
History
Globus was founded in 1907 in Zurich, and now has stores in all major Swiss cities. The chain sells mostly upscale goods, including clothing, cosmetics, jewelry and household supplies. The stores are noted for their extensive delicatessen section, called Globus Delicatessa, and their former mascot, Globi, the comic books about whom have been a fixture in the childhood of many Swiss.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2020, Migros sold its ownership in Globus to KaDeWe Group, which is co-owned by Austrian conglomerate Signa Holding and Thailand's Central Group.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
in September 2024, Central Group acquired full ownership of Globus department stores in Switzerland. This acquisition followed financial difficulties and the bankruptcy of Austria's real estate tycoon René Benko's Signa Group in late 2023, making Central Group the sole owner of all 9 Globus branches in Switzerland.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Department stores
Template:Location map many There are Globus department stores in:
- Basel, BS
- Bern BE
- Geneva, GE
- Lausanne, VD
- Lucerne, LU
- St. Gallen, SG
- Zurich (2), ZH
- The Glatt shopping centre
in Wallisellen, near Zurich
