Globus (department store)

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Globus
Company type Public
Industry Retail
Founded1907
Headquarters,
Key people
Thomas Herbert
Products upscale goods, including clothing, cosmetics, jewelry and household supplies
Owner Central Group (50%), Signa Holding (50%)
Number of employees
3,400 (2016)
Parent Central Group (50%), Signa Holding (50%)
Website https://www.globus.ch

Globus is a Swiss department store company, with 13 department stores in Switzerland. It is currently owned by a Thai company, Central Group, and an Austrian company, Signa Holding. 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.

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Its main branches are located in the three principal cities of Switzerland, i.e. Zürich, 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. [2] [3]

History

Globus was founded in 1907 in Zürich, 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. [4]

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. [5]

Department stores

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There are Globus department stores in:

Share of the Magazine zum Globus company, issued 21 August 1908 Magazine zum Globus 1908.jpg
Share of the Magazine zum Globus company, issued 21 August 1908

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