According to a press release, the branches will be redesigned and reopened on March 1, 2025. The locations in question are Affoltern am Albis, Au Wädeswil, Baden, Ebikon, Muri, Payerne, Pratteln, Romanel-sur-Lausanne, Schlieren, St. Gallen, Volketswil and Zuchwil.
Thömus will make an offer of continued employment to the employees of the two remaining branches in Hinwil and Winterthur that have not been taken over. In addition, the company will take over all warranty work for the bicycles and items purchased from Bike World.
Major restructuring at Migros
Last February, Migros announced that it wanted to divest from several subsidiaries. At the same time, the retailer announced that it would cut up to 1,500 of its total of around 100,000 jobs.
In addition to Bike World, the travel subsidiary Hotelplan, the furniture store Micasa, the Do it + Garden branches and the cosmetics and hygiene subsidiary Mibelle are also up for sale. The sale of Melectronics has already been completed: 20 of the 37 electronics stores will be taken over by Mediamarkt, the remaining 17 will be closed.
A buyer was also recently found for SportX. The Dosenbach-Ochsner Group is taking over more than half of the branches. What will happen to the remaining 22 SportX branches is still open. (sda/spo)
