The Edipresse Group has a longstanding place in the history of the Swiss press and printing sectors.

Key dates and events

1762 Creation of the newspaper Feuille d’Avis de Lausanne
1893 The launch of the newspaper Tribune de Lausanne
1907 Company founded by Paul Allenspach, Manager of Feuille d’Avis, and print shop owners, Charles Viret-Genton and Jules Corbaz
1914 First edition of Tribune Dimanche
1925 Take-over by Lousonna holding company
1972 Tribune-Dimanche renamed Le Matin Dimanche
1973 Establishment of a delivery organisation Epsilon
1982 Split-up of Lousonna and take-over of the media assets by Marc and Pierre Lamunière under the name Edipresse S.A.
1984 Tribune de Lausanne renamed Le Matin
1985 Take-over of women’s magazine Femina
1988 Holding company founded under the name Edipresse
1989 The opening of the Bussigny printing plant
1990 Expansion into Spain
1991 Take-over of la Tribune de Genève
1991 Start-up of Le Nouveau Quotidien
1992 Expansion into Portugal
1995 Expansion into Poland
1998 The establishment of Le Temps: Journal de Genève, Gazette de Lausanne and Le Nouveau Quotidien
1998 Expansion into Romania
1998 Expansion into Greece
2001 Expansion into Ukraine and Mexico
2002 Take-over of La Broye and Journal de Morges
2003 Expansion into Russia
2005 Free newspaper Le Matin Bleu launched
2006 Expansion into France, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Singapore
2008 Take-over of homegate.ch (45%)
2008 Complete take-over of jobup.ch

 

Today, the Edipresse Group publishes over 180 publications, magazines, newspapers, and electronic media both in Switzerland and abroad.

 

Pictures:
The IR building in 1923
The Feuille d'Avis building in 1925
The Tribune de Lausanne during World War I