Globus

Globus is a Swiss luxury department store chain founded in 1907 in Zurich that operates as one of Switzerland's two primary luxury department store operations alongside Jelmoli. The brand operates flagship locations across Zurich (Bahnhofstrasse), Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, St. Gallen, and Lucerne that collectively anchor the broader Swiss luxury department store retail conversation. The Globus vocabulary spans the full European luxury department store gamut: women's and men's ready-to-wear floors carrying Maison Margiela, The Row, Loewe, Bottega Veneta, Saint Laurent, Celine, Chloé, Brunello Cucinelli, Loro Piana, plus the broader European luxury pipeline; a beauty and perfume hall; a Swiss watch program that anchors the brand's broader luxury identity; a home-and-design-object floor; and the broader luxury department store mix that distinguishes Globus from peer-class Swiss retail. Globus operates from its multiple Swiss locations plus a robust e-commerce platform. The store's customer base—heavily skewed toward Swiss banking, watch-industry, and high-net-worth tourist customers—treats Globus as one of the defining Swiss luxury department store anchors. For Zurich, Geneva, Basel, and broader Swiss customers building a curated luxury wardrobe through the post-2000 era, Globus has been one of the defining retail destinations alongside Jelmoli, Bongénie Grieder, and the broader Swiss luxury retail network.