Decathlon Group
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| Industry | Retail |
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| Founded | 1976 |
| Headquarters | Villeneuve d'Ascq, France |
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Key people
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Michel Aballea, CEO, Matthieu Leclercq, Chairman, Michel Leclercq, founder and 40% owner |
| Products |
Clothing Sportswear Sports equipment |
| Revenue | €10 billion (2015) |
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Number of employees
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65,000 |
| Subsidiaries | Quechua, Tribord, Domyos, B'Twin, Kipsta, Nabaiji, Wed'ze, Simond, Kalenji, Newfeel, Artengo, Inesis, Geologic, Caperlan, Solognac, Fouganza, Oxelo, Aptonia, Geonaute, Orao |
| Website | www.decathlon.com |
Decathlon (French pronunciation: [dekatlɔ̃]) is one of the world's largest sporting goods retailers.
Decathlon started with a store in Lille, France in 1976, founded by Michel Leclercq. It started to expand abroad a decade later, to Germany in 1986, Spain in 1992, Italy in 1998, Portugal, the United Kingdom in 1999, China in 2003, India in 2009 and Southeast Asia in 2012. Today, there are more than 850 stores in 22 countries. The company employs more than 60,000 staff from 80 different nationalities.
The retailer stocks a wide range of sporting goods, from tennis rackets to advanced scuba diving equipment, usually in large superstores which are sized at an average of 4,000m². Decathlon Group also owns 20 brands, with research and development facilities all over France to develop the latest innovative designs, registering up to 40 patents per year. Each brand represents a different sport or group of sports, with a dedicated product development and design team.
1000+ stores are located globally, in the following countries:
Online delivery has been introduced in Belgium, France, The Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Turkey, India, Italy, Singapore, Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Romania, Ireland, Mexico and recently, Vietnam.
In India, Decathlon products can be bought directly through their stores subsequent to change in India's FDI policy and approval for Decathlon in February 2013. In addition to this, Decathlon products are also available online through their online resellers.
In late 2016, an online only delivery service has been introduced in Tunisia as preparations to open the first store in Tunis have already started. The first store is set to open sometime in 2017.
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