Transa

Transa is a Swiss travel and outdoor equipment retailer that has been kitting people out for more than 45 years. It has shops in Basel, Bern, Lausanne, Luzern, St. Gallen, Vevey, Winterthur and Zürich, a station shop called Yosemite in Zermatt, and outlets in Zürich and Bern. Its motto is "Raus. Aber richtig."

The edit leans on the big outdoor names, Patagonia, Arc'teryx and The North Face, then goes much deeper. Think Fivefingers, Giesswein, Glacier Optics, Lowepro, Cressi and Haven Tents, alongside bike-packing names like Apidura and King Cage. It's a good fit for gorpcore and sportswear.

It also does rental, repair and ski servicing, with a repair workshop in Zürich Altstetten. The Bern and Zürich shops stock a big range of travel books.