SWITZERLAND: RETAILING AT A CROSSROADS Available to Purchase

Despite some bad years in the 70s, the Swiss continue to remain relatively affluent in comparison with some of their western European neighbours. The retail sector still has problems, with retail sales down 4.3 per cent in 1982, though there has been some recovery this year. In this article Bryan Smith, who lives and works in Zurich, describes the achievements of three of the largest retail organisations in Switzerland — Migros, the Coops, and Denner; and then turns his attention to some of the larger regional shopping centres.