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The family business that hung on to Zurich’s Bahnhofstrasse

Inside gentlemen's outfitters, Brunos, one of the last family-run shops on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse swissinfo.ch

Bahnhofstrasse podcast

Zurich's famous shopping street, Bahnhofstrasse, has its 150th anniversary in 2015. Big-name, luxury brands have become increasingly dominant, but a few family-run businesses remain – we go behind the doors of one of them. We also pay a visit to a US exhibitionExternal link of a Swiss artist's work, who illustrated daily life for 19th Century immigrants.

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