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Winterthur sports shop to close after 70 years without a successor
Intersport Egli will close at the end of March 2027 after 70 years in Winterthur, Switzerland.
The shop, run by Iren Rauber-Egli and her husband, is the last sports shop in Winterthur’s old town.
The owners want more time for themselves, but their search found no one to take over.
The store’s stock, valued at 800,000 Swiss francs, put off potential successors.
Three full-time and two part-time workers will lose their jobs when the shop closes.
A clearance sale begins in December to sell the stock, which includes more than 2,000 pairs of shoes.
The closure is the owners’ decision, not the result of financial trouble, and they hope customers will continue to support local shops.
Intersport Egli, the last sports shop in Winterthur’s old town, will close at the end of March 2027 after 70 years.
Owners Iren Rauber-Egli and her husband, Armand, say they are closing because they found no successor, not for economic reasons.
The shop’s stock, valued at 800,000 francs, deterred potential successors, according to the article.
Three full-time and two part-time employees will lose their jobs.
A clearance sale is due to begin in December as the owners prepare to liquidate the stock.
- Who
- Intersport Egli, run by Iren Rauber-Egli and her husband, Armand.
- What
- The 70-year-old sports shop will close. Three full-time and two part-time employees will lose their jobs.
- When
- At the end of March 2027. The clearance sale begins in December.
- Where
- Unterer Graben in Winterthur’s old town, Switzerland.
- Why
- The owners found no successor and want more time for themselves. They say the closure is not for economic reasons.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Otto and Ursula Egli founded the sports shop.
The shop is due to begin its clearance sale.
Intersport Egli is due to close.
- Closure
- End of March 2027
- Business
- Intersport Egli, Winterthur
- Time in business
- 70 years
- Stock value
- 800,000 francs
- Employees affected
- 3 full-time and 2 part-time workers
What people are saying
Wir schliessen, weil wir keine Nachfolge gefunden haben und nicht aus wirtschaftlichen Gründen.
Wir werden auch nicht jünger
Unterstützt die lokalen Geschäfte!