Trade (wholesale & retail) · St. Gallen

6 866 companies in trade in the canton of St. Gallen.

The commercial register lists 6 866 active companies in trade in the canton of St. Gallen, placing St. Gallen 5th nationally for this sector (6 % of the national total). 4 285 of them (62 %) are VAT-registered, and 1 696 (25 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

6 866active companies
33registered in the past 30 days
4 285VAT-registered
5thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Trade (wholesale & retail) in the canton of St. Gallen: 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 St. Gallen, against 14 % across Switzerland. 33 companies in trade were registered in the canton of St. Gallen over the past 30 days, 93 over 90 days.

St. Gallen is a large industrial and trading canton: traditional textiles and machinery, medical technology and automation in the Rhine valley, a university and banks in the city, food and tourism in the Toggenburg and on Lake Constance. The SME fabric is very dense and the register one of the most extensive in the country.

Market analysis

The market in trade in the canton of St. Gallen, in figures

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By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
4 94472 %
Small companies
2994,4 %
Medium companies
1 49322 %
Large companies
1301,9 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

St. Gallen
1 03315 %
Wil SG
1852,7 %
Widnau
1852,7 %
Jona
1622,4 %
Buchs SG
1572,3 %
Gossau SG
1442,1 %
Rorschach
1392 %
Flawil
1261,8 %
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 St. Gallen?

6 866 companies in trade are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of St. Gallen, or 6 % of the 106 545 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

4 285 of these companies (62 %) 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. 1,060 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 St. Gallen: 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
Other sectors in the canton of St. Gallen