All Decathlon Spain articles
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News briefsDecathlon Spain to open football sections
Decathlon’s Spanish division is shifting its retail strategy by opening 18 football-focused store sections in September, totaling 4,000 sqm.
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News briefsFY24 sales, profits down at Decathlon Spain
Decathlon Spain generated VAT-exclusive revenues of €1.857 billion, down 1.4 percent from the €1.883 billion of FY23.
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News briefsDecathlon Spain’s big summer plans
The retailer plans to hire up to 650 people this summer.
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News briefsDecathlon renovating stores in Spain
Decathlon is investing €38 million in the renovation of more than 70 stores in Spain. The company describes the investment as aligning with the global strategy it adopted last year, with its change in the company image, elevation of the customer experience, digital transformation and renewed commitment to circularity and ...
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News briefsDecathlon Spain selling used goods through a mobile marketplace
Decathlon Spain has become a professional vendor on Wallapop, the Spanish consumer-to-consumer (C2C) marketplace for second-hand goods.
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News briefsDecathlon Spain suffers indirect cyberattack
On May 27, according to Europa Press, Ciclogreen, the company behind an eponymous mobile app through which corporate employees can “earn rewards for recording their sustainable commutes to work by participating in fun challenges,” endured a cyberattack. One of Ciclogreen’s clients is Decathlon Spain, some of whose employee email addresses ...
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News briefsDecathlon opens 177th store in Spain
Decathlon has opened its 177th store in Spain, this time in Cáceres, an autonomous community of Extremadura, according to CMDsport and Tradesport. The store appears to be a moved Decathlon City from the same general location. The company operates four stores in Extremadura. Located at the Way Cáceres mall, the ...
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News briefsSpanish trade union sues Decathlon
Spanish trade union Comisiones Obreras (CCOO) has filed a lawsuit against Decathlon, claiming that the sports retailer and manufacturer is “violating the fundamental right to freedom of association.” The complaint was filed on April 3. Decathlon is also accused of denying the union’s delegates access to information about the working ...
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News briefsDecathlon partners with the Madrid Padel Federation
Decathlon has announced a partnership with the Madrid Padel Federation (FMP) to promote the sport. The new agreement offers those who have never been registered the possibility to enroll free of charge in the federation, at the national level, for 2024. The two entities will also jointly organize a series ...
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News briefsA look at Decathlon Spain’s FY 2022
In financial-year 2022, according to Spain’s Mercantile Register (as reported by CMDsport), Decathlon Spain generated sales of €1.869 billion (VAT excluded), 3.57 percent more than the €1.804 billion in the previous year. This is the highest total since 2018. The chain’s sales have been rising overall since 2018. There was ...
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News briefsDecathlon to run 17 stores in part on solar power
Decathlon Spain is installing some 12,542 square meters of solar panels onto the roofs of 17 of its stores, according to Diffusion Sport. It expects the panels to generate more than 3.7 million kWh, or about 35 percent of the stores’ annual consumption of electricity, for a savings of 1,277 ...
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News briefsDecathlon Spain tops €2bn in FY sales
With the value-added tax (VAT) included, Decathlon Spain exceeded €2 billion in sales – reaching €2.106 billion, to be exact – over the course of FY 2022, for a rise of 3.54 percent year-on-year, according to Diffusion Sport and TradeSport alike. Net profit amounted to €100 million. Online sales accounted ...
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News briefsDecathlon Spain dominates in mountain sports
When it comes to e-commerce in mountain sporting goods Decathlon reigns supreme in Spain. Drawing from Google analytics and data gathered by the SEO company Sistrix, CMDsport has evaluated the performance of the country’s top e-tailers with a list of 32 best-selling product types, such as tents, skis, ski boots, ...
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News briefsDecathlon promotes Javier López to chief global value chain officer
Decathlon has appointed Javier López as chief global value chain officer. López has been with the company for over 23 years, holding executive roles and positions in logistics, IT and retail. For the past seven years, he served as CEO of Decathlon Spain. This role will be taken over by ...
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News briefsDecathlon signs Spanish mobility manifesto
Decathlon has signed the Manifesto for Active Mobility, one of four such documents put forth by a public-private joint partnership in Spain called (in translation) The Future of Mobility. (The other three concern multimodal mobility, urban logistics and electric mobility.) The objective is to decarbonize transport so as to “generate ...
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News briefsDecathlon among co-founders of new textile waste association in Spain
A group of major European retailers has joined forces to launch the Association for Textile Waste Management, which aims to help manage clothing and footwear waste generated in the Spanish market. The group comprises Decathlon, H&M, Ikea, Inditex, Mango, Kiabi, and Tendam. The non-profit association was formed in connection with ...
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News briefsDecathlon to promote sports among the youngest in Spain’s Valencian Community
The Decathlon stores in Spain’s Valencian Community have teamed up with the Trinindad Alfonso Foundation to promote sports among the youngest in schools across the region. The Trinidad Alfonso Foundation is chaired by Juan Roig, the majority owner of the Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona. The Decathlon stores in the autonomous ...
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News briefsDecathlon Spain recognized for promotion of cycling
On Sep. 9, the Spanish Royal Cycling Federation (RFEC) – part of the Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda – bestowed its Bike Territory seal on Decathlon Spain, according to Diffusion Sport. Decathlon is the first company to receive the seal, which recognizes the promotion of cycling, to customers ...
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ArticleSales up by 18.3% at Decathlon Spain
Decathlon Spain generated revenues of €2.034 billion (VAT included) in 2021, for a year-on-year increase of 18.3 percent. Net profit amounted to €96.7 million, of which €19 million was shared with its 11,910 employees. The Decathlon group’s revenues were up by 12.5 percent for the year. Online sales reached €326 ...
