Trade (wholesale & retail) · Solothurn

2 931 companies in trade in the canton of Solothurn.

The commercial register lists 2 931 active companies in trade in the canton of Solothurn, placing Solothurn 14th nationally for this sector (3 % of the national total). 1 882 of them (64 %) are VAT-registered, and 881 (30 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

2 931active companies
15registered in the past 30 days
1 882VAT-registered
14thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Trade (wholesale & retail) in the canton of Solothurn: what the register shows.

Wholesale and retail trade bring together importers, distributors, garages and shops. New registrations and address changes signal the opening of outlets or warehouses, and therefore needs in logistics, payments, fit-out and insurance.

This sector accounts for 17 % of companies classified in the canton of Solothurn, against 14 % across Switzerland. 15 companies in trade were registered in the canton of Solothurn over the past 30 days, 44 over 90 days.

Solothurn is an industrial canton: watchmaking and microtechnology in Grenchen and Solothurn, mechanical and metal engineering in the Niederamt and around Olten, and logistics around Olten and Egerkingen at the motorway junction. Industrial SMEs dominate, supported by fiduciaries and engineering firms.

Market analysis

The market in trade in the canton of Solothurn, in figures

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By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
2 51586 %
Small companies
2618,9 %
Medium companies
1133,9 %
Large companies
421,4 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Solothurn
2137,3 %
Olten
2057 %
Grenchen
1796,1 %
Oensingen
1063,6 %
Biberist
963,3 %
Balsthal
883 %
Dulliken
772,6 %
Bellach
682,3 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in trade are active in the canton of Solothurn?

2 931 companies in trade are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Solothurn, or 3 % of the 106 545 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

1 882 of these companies (64 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 608 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

These companies, with their contact details.

ciblr sends you three days of watch of companies in trade in the canton of Solothurn: the last 30 days within the minute, then two morning emails, as soon as the perimeter moves. For the whole target, the subscription is CHF 299 per month, no commitment.

Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

The same sector elsewhere
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2 931 companies in trade in the canton of Solothurn · ciblr.ch