Coop has opened its thousandth Swiss supermarket, in Emmen
The retailer has added 124 stores over the past decade, from central Geneva to Bettmeralp in the Valais.
Coop says 99% of the Swiss population now lives within 15 minutes of one of its shops by car, with an average drive of 4 minutes 53 seconds.
Around CHF 3.5 billion has been invested in modernising the stores over the last decade.
New app launch in Neuchâtel
La Chaux-de-Fonds is testing a resident-only 'super-app' built on top of its local currency
Rhône project consultation announced
Vaud and Valais are opening public consultation on the biggest piece of the third Rhône correction, a 14-kilometre stretch through the Chablais
Progress in Winter Olympics bid
The National Council has approved up to CHF 200 million in federal funding for the 2038 Winter Olympics in Switzerland, by 137 votes to 40
Health insurance premium rises next year
Health insurance premiums in Switzerland will rise by an average of 5% in 2027, with big differences between cantons
No snow on Matterhorn
The Matterhorn is standing without snow at the end of September, a rare sight that has gone viral on social media
Decline in air quality this year
Nearly half of Europeans, Switzerland included, breathed poor or very poor air over the first eight months of 2026, according to a new Copernicus report
