Companies & Brands

Payot Naville Distribution

A company of Lagardère Services since 1990, Payot Naville Distribution (PND) is a holding that gathers the following companies :

• NAVILLE (www.naville.ch), specialised in disribution and retailing of press and news products, itself made of 4 operational units : Naville Détail is specialised in retail and operates 171 outlets under the NAVILLE, RELAY (also with stores like Relay Payot and Relay Hub) and PRESS&WEB brands. Naville Presse is in charge of press distribution. It distributes 2800 press titles coming from 23 countries. Its Dynapresse subsidiary is specialized in press activities complementary to single sales: subscriptions, delivery operations, sales promotion for its own stores and independent stores. Naville Service supplies all convenience stores with confectionery, chocolate bars, phone cards and products related to current events. Naville Livre, through OLF, links authors and their readership. More than 22,000 new titles are put up for sale each year.
  
• PRESSE-IMPORT is importer of French press for all Switzerland.
  
• PAYOT (www.payot.ch), a chain of 11 bookstores, with the "Payot Libraire" brand, leader in 10 towns in Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Vevey, Montreux, Sion, Fribourg, La Chaux-de-Fond, Nyon, Neuchâtel, Yverdon). Payot provides its customers with modern bookstores in the very heart of cities, offering the widest choice of books, comfort, and services that fit the needs of demanding customers. In addition, PAYOT is also setting-up in Switzerland a chain of 'Nature & Découvertes' under franchise.
  
• OLF (www.olf.ch), is the leader in Switzerland in distribution and diffusion of books and multimedia products in French and in English. OLF develops solutions with great added value for publishers (Rack Jobbing, logistic platform for book chanins, shelf-ready delivery...).