Company type | Private |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1976 |
Founder | Michel Leclercq |
Headquarters | Villeneuve d'Ascq, France |
Number of locations | 2080 stores in 78 countries[1] (December 2022[2]) |
Key people | Barbara Martin Coppola (CEO)[3] |
Products | Clothing Sportswear Sports equipment |
Revenue | €15.6 billion (2023)[4] |
Number of employees | 101,000 (2023) |
Website | decathlon |
Decathlon (French pronunciation: [dekatlɔ̃]) is a French sporting goods retailer. With over 2,082 stores in 79 countries and regions (2024),[1] it is the largest sporting goods retailer in the world.[5][6]
The company manages the research, design, production, logistics and distribution of its products in-house; partners with global suppliers; and markets its own brands directly to consumers in Decathlon-branded big-box stores.
The retailer stocks a wide range of sporting goods, from tennis rackets to advanced scuba diving equipment, usually in large, big-box superstores averaging 4,000m2 in size.[7] Decathlon Group markets its products under more than 20 brands.[8]