Planned once the records carry a NOGA code; until then we check the definition in the quotation. Kiosks (47.62.01) and florists (47.76.02) are separate Swiss NOGA types; according to the FSO there were 1,266 and 1,730 businesses in 2024.
NOGA 47 · −47.73 · −47.74 · −47.75.01 · −47.78.02 · −47.91
Grocery stores, butchers’ and bakery shops, fashion and shoe shops, sports and bicycle dealers, florists, watches and jewellery, kiosks and petrol stations: for suppliers, shopfitters, POS and payment providers.
Our Swiss database holds 1,005,992 records (as of 4 November 2026): the entities in the commercial register and places from Overture Maps without a match. They are not yet assigned to industries; the quotation states the size available for this industry, the reference date and the delivery date.
Export of the whole industry: CHF 349 (final price). Selections by canton, municipality, language region or your own filters are quoted on request.
Official statistics: 29,284 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_105 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Division 47 retail trade (33,562) excluding pharmacies (1,140), medical and orthopaedic goods (216), drugstores (339), opticians (967) and mail order and internet retail (1,616). This is the size of the market, not the size of our database.
This industry covers NOGA division 47 retail trade without pharmacies, drugstores, opticians and medical goods (a separate industry) and without pure online retail (47.91). According to the FSO (STATENT 2024), 29,284 businesses remain.
The Swiss types are finely divided, supermarkets even by sales area. The largest types: flowers and plants (1,730), clothing without a main focus (1,619), other specialised food retail (1,537), sports goods (1,297), kiosks (1,266) and watches and jewellery (1,068).
| NOGA 2008 | Official title | For your selection |
|---|---|---|
| 47.11 | Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food predominating | supermarkets by area (Swiss types 47.11.01 to 47.11.05) |
| 47.2 | Retail sale of food, beverages and tobacco in specialised stores | butchers, bakeries – tea rooms, drinks, cheese |
| 47.30 | Retail sale of automotive fuel | 799 businesses |
| 47.6 | Retail sale of cultural and recreation goods | kiosks, bicycles, sport, books |
| 47.7 | Retail sale of other goods in specialised stores | fashion, shoes, flowers, watches and jewellery (excluding 47.73, 47.74, 47.75.01, 47.78.02) |
| 47.8 | Retail sale via stalls and markets | market traders |
There is no official directory of shops in retail. Contact details currently come from open places data (Overture Maps); websites are being collected.
These 16 columns are planned.
With chains, purchasing at head office decides, not the branch. If you want your products listed, you need the head office; if you offer shopfitting or services, rather the locations.
Independent specialist shops are the real target group of many suppliers. A selection by type and canton is the usual approach here.
We are a wholesaler of bicycle accessories and are looking for bicycle retailers (47.64.01) and sports goods retailers (47.64.02) in French-speaking Switzerland that list a website and a phone number.
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Select specialist shops of one type per canton for field and telephone sales.
Approach independent shops in a region for product presentations.
Find retailers with a website for postal mailings and samples.
Compare shop density per canton with official statistics.
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Planned once the records carry a NOGA code; until then we check the definition in the quotation. Kiosks (47.62.01) and florists (47.76.02) are separate Swiss NOGA types; according to the FSO there were 1,266 and 1,730 businesses in 2024.
Pharmacies, drugstores, opticians and medical goods retail form the separate industry Pharmacies, drugstores, opticians and hearing aid specialists. Both can be combined.
The standard export contains businesses, not every branch. If you need locations, say so in your request; we will tell you in advance how far we can cover branches.
29,284 businesses in Switzerland according to FSO, STATENT, table px-x-0602010000_105 (reference year 2024, table updated 20 August 2026). Division 47 retail trade (33,562) excluding pharmacies (1,140), medical and orthopaedic goods (216), drugstores (339), opticians (967) and mail order and internet retail (1,616). This is an official statistic, not the size of our dataset.
Format, sources, price and marketing law (UWG, asterisk marking): questions about all industries.