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ArticleDecathlon sells some stores but reportedly stays in Russia
The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that the French sporting goods retailer Decathlon had not notified the Russian authorities of its plans to leave the country altogether. A few days earlier, the Russian newspaper Izvestia reported that Decathlon had agreed on the terms of the deal to sell ...
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ArticleSportmaster rejects takeover of former Russian Decathlon chain
Russia’s largest sporting goods retailer Sportmaster has declined Decathlon’s offer to purchase its BlueBox chain of stores, which has stood idle since the middle of 2022, an anonymous source in Sportmaster told the Russian newspaper Izvestia. “Firstly, our stores are located close to each other, which is disadvantageous. Secondly, the ...