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St.Gallen/Lausanne/Bern - With the Monitoring Consumption Switzerland project, researchers at the University of St.Gallen have analyzed Swiss consumer behavior. Black Friday week saw the highest retail sales of the year, they found. On Friday itself, sales were down slightly compared to 2024. The Enterprise for Society Center and Novalytica supported the project.

Stettlen - The jury of the Prix SVC Eastern Switzerland has chosen the five finalists for the 12th edition of the prize. They haven put forward Maestrani, optrel, Tisa Tischhauser, Velosolutions and zeintra. The prize will be awarded in St.Gallen on 5 March.

Buchs - Voters in the canton of St.Gallen have given the green light for the expansion of the Buchs cleanroom, which is jointly operated by OST - Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences and RhySearch. This vote has paved the way for the modernization of the cleanroom, thereby preserving jobs at the site, which in future will be known as the Sensor Innovation Hub.

Hüttwilen/Bogotá - Nussli from the canton of Thurgau has built a U-shaped concert arena for 45,000 spectators in the Columbian capital of Bogotá. The punk rock band Green Day was on stage at the sold-out premiere, followed by Shakira. The arena, which was built as a temporary structure, will remain in existence for up to ten years.