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Book stores in Switzerland
Database of book stores in Switzerland: 833 records with address and coordinates, postal code, phone numbers, website, email, social media, opening hours and chain — in all cantons, one file for 20 €. Also separately: a canton or a city — a share of the price of the category, from 10 €. Part of the “Retail” sector.
How many book stores are there in Switzerland?
833 records
As of November 7, 2026, our database contains 833 records in the “Book store” category in Switzerland — 1% of the “Retail” sector. That is 9.1 per 100,000 inhabitants. Most are in the cantons of Zurich (178), Bern (94) and Vaud (84). 208 (25%) belong to chains; the largest are Orell Füssli (73), Ex Libris (21) and Bücher Lüthy (21).
B2B contacts of book stores in Switzerland: contents
How often the fields are filled in this category.
| Field | Format | Filled | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company name | text, as in the listing | 100% | |
| Sector and category | e.g. Health and medicine · Dentist | 100% | |
| Other categories | e.g. “Orthodontist, Dental hygienist” | 30% | |
| Address | text | 100% | |
| Postal code | 4 digits | 100% | |
| Canton, major region and city | 26 cantons, 7 major regions | 100% | |
| Coordinates | latitude and longitude | 100% | |
| Phone | +41 format, up to 5 numbers · unique numbers: 616 | 83% | |
| Mobile | mobile number flag | 13% | |
| Website | URL | 72% | |
| from the company’s website · unique addresses: 265 | 33% | ||
| Social media | Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn … | 26% | |
| Opening hours | published or not | 67% | |
| Chain | name of the chain; empty — independent | 25% |
List of book stores in Switzerland: data sample
Rows from the export — you can page through the table. Click a phone number, website or email: the contacts open after a free sign-up, up to 20 companies a day.
| Company | City | Phone | Website and email | Social media |
|---|---|---|---|---|
NE Never Stop Reading - Buchhandlung ZürichSpiegelgasse 18, 8001 Zürich
Book store Book publisher, Book wholesaler
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ZurichZurich | |||
LI Libreria TaborelliVia Camminata, 6500 Bellinzona
Book store
Chain: Libreria Taborelli |
BellinzonaTicino | |||
BÜ Bücher-BrockyRuopigenstrasse 18, 6015 Luzern
Book store Antiquarian bookstore, Thrift store
Chain: Bücher-Brocky |
LucerneLucerne | |||
BU Buchhandlung Paul Voirol AGRathausgasse 74, 3011 Bern
Book store
|
BernBern | |||
LI Librophoros SARue de Rome 1, 1700 Fribourg
Book store
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FribourgFribourg | |||
BR Brunnestube8570, Schmidstrasse 2, 8570 Weinfelden
Book store Christian book store, Gift shop
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WeinfeldenThurgau | |||
BE BelphégorBd de Grancy 10, 1006 Lausanne
Book store
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LausanneVaud | |||
BÜ Büecherlade zur ArcheKanonengasse 6, 4410 Liestal
Book store
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LiestalBasel-Landschaft | |||
GI Gigerplatz Bücher und KerzenStorchengasse 8, 7000 Chur
Book store Candle store, Children's book store
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ChurGrisons | |||
BU Buchhandlung Labyrinth GmbHNadelberg 17, 4051 Basel
Book store
|
BaselBasel-Stadt | |||
BU Buchhandlung Kronengasse AGKronengasse 9, 5000 Aarau
Book store
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AarauAargau | |||
LE Le Cabinet d'Amateurescalier du Château 2, 2000 Neuchâtel
Book store
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NeuchâtelNeuchâtel | |||
AU Au Chien BleuRue Leschot 11, 1205 Genève
Book store Children's book store
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GenevaGeneva | |||
AN anitasbuecher.ch Anita RüegerHöhgadenweidstrasse 2, 8852 Altendorf
Book store Used book store
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AltendorfSchwyz |
mobile |
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BÜ BücherFass GmbHWebergasse 13, 8200 Schaffhausen
Book store
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SchaffhausenSchaffhausen | |||
BÜ Bücher Dillier GmbHPoststrasse 8, 6060 Sarnen
Book store
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SarnenObwalden | |||
BÜ Bücher Spatz GmbHMarktgasse 8, 8640 Rapperswil-Jona
Book store
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Rapperswil-JonaSt. Gallen | |||
LA La LiseuseRue des Vergers 14, 1950 Sion
Book store
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SionValais | |||
LE Lehmanns Media AGc/o Buchzentrum AG, Industriestrasse O 10, 4614 Hägendorf
Book store
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HägendorfSolothurn | |||
KA Kaktus Outdoor AGBaarerstrasse 49, 6300 Zug
Book store
|
ZugZug |
Book stores by canton
Active records of the category in each canton and per 100,000 inhabitants. Click a column to sort.
| Canton ↕ | Records ↓ | Share ↕ | Per 100,000 inh. ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| ZurichZurich region | 178 | 21% |
10.9 |
| BernEspace Mittelland | 94 | 11% |
8.7 |
| VaudLake Geneva region | 84 | 10% |
9.7 |
| GenevaLake Geneva region | 59 | 7% |
11.0 |
| St. GallenEastern Switzerland | 57 | 7% |
10.5 |
| AargauNorthwestern Switzerland | 46 | 6% |
6.2 |
| TicinoTicino region | 45 | 5% |
12.5 |
| LucerneCentral Switzerland | 36 | 4% |
8.2 |
| FribourgEspace Mittelland | 29 | 3% |
8.3 |
| GrisonsEastern Switzerland | 29 | 3% |
14.0 |
| Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland | 28 | 3% |
13.7 |
| ThurgauEastern Switzerland | 19 | 2% |
6.3 |
| ValaisLake Geneva region | 19 | 2% |
5.1 |
| NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland | 17 | 2% |
9.4 |
| ZugCentral Switzerland | 16 | 2% |
11.9 |
| SolothurnEspace Mittelland | 14 | 2% |
4.8 |
| Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland | 14 | 2% |
4.6 |
| SchwyzCentral Switzerland | 13 | 2% |
7.6 |
| SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland | 11 | 1% |
12.2 |
| JuraEspace Mittelland | 7 | 1% |
9.3 |
| Appenzell AusserrhodenEastern Switzerland | 4 | <1% |
7.0 |
| GlarusEastern Switzerland | 4 | <1% |
9.4 |
| UriCentral Switzerland | 3 | <1% |
7.8 |
| ObwaldenCentral Switzerland | 3 | <1% |
7.5 |
| NidwaldenCentral Switzerland | 3 | <1% |
6.6 |
| Appenzell InnerrhodenEastern Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
5.9 |
Where there are the most
Cities with the most records in this category.
Book stores: chains
Chains with locations in this category. Share — of all records of the category of Switzerland.
| Rank | Chain | Locations | Cantons | Market share | Addresses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  Orell FüssliBook store · 76 locations in Switzerland |
73 | 14 | 8.8% |
|
| 02 |
EL Ex LibrisBook store · 26 locations in Switzerland |
21 | 8 | 2.5% |
|
| 03 |
BL Bücher LüthyBook store · 22 locations in Switzerland |
21 | 12 | 2.5% |
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| 04 |  Press & BooksBook store · 20 locations in Switzerland |
19 | 11 | 2.3% |
|
| 05 |
WE WeltbildBook store · 14 locations in Switzerland |
13 | 7 | 1.6% |
|
| 06 |  PayotBook store · 13 locations in Switzerland |
13 | 5 | 1.6% |
|
| 07 |  Fontis-BuchhandlungBook store · 8 locations in Switzerland |
6 | 5 | 0.7% |
|
| 08 |
BB Bücher-BrockyBook store · 5 locations in Switzerland |
3 | 3 | 0.4% |
|
| 09 |
BU BuchschrankLibrary · 6 locations in Switzerland |
2 | 2 | 0.2% |
|
| 10 |
MD Maison de la BibleBook store · 3 locations in Switzerland |
2 | 2 | 0.2% |
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Questions about the “Book store” category
As of November 7, 2026, our database contains 833 book stores in Switzerland. 208 (25%) belong to chains; the rest are independent. The largest chains here are Orell Füssli (73), Ex Libris (21) and Bücher Lüthy (21).
All book stores in Switzerland cost 20 € — one file for the whole country. The price depends on the number of records; a canton or a city is available separately, at the corresponding share of this price (from 10 €). The complete database of all sectors costs 620 €.
83% of the records have a phone number (107 with a mobile number), 72% a website, 26% social media and 67% published opening hours. 33% have an email address — it comes from the company’s own website. All rows have an address and coordinates.
XLSX and CSV (UTF-8, semicolon as separator), one row per company: name, sector, category and other categories, chain, canton, major region, city, postal code, address, coordinates, phone numbers, website, email, social media, published opening hours and the date the listing was added. The files appear in your account after payment.
Each update adds new listings and removes companies that the source marks as closed. The date of the data is shown at the top of every page.