Orell Füssli Thalia launched
The merger of the Orell Füssli Bookstore and Thalia Books book retailing chains announced in spring to form Orell Füssli Thalia has been completed. Operational activities commenced as planned on October 1, 2013.
Orell Füssli is pleased that the preparatory work is being carried out according to plan
were able to. Orell Füssli Thalia has become the largest Swiss book retailing company, according to a statement issued on Thursday. A branch network present throughout German-speaking Switzerland and the joint online presence would provide the best conditions for holding one's own against the large international online providers.
Orell Füssli Buchhandlung and Thalia Books each hold a 50 per cent interest in Orell Füssli Thalia. The share capital was increased from CHF 100,000 to CHF 14,000,000 by contributions in kind. The entry of this capital increase in the Commercial Register will be made soon.
