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The
company
manages
the
research,
design,
production,
logistics
and
distribution
of
its
products
in
house;
partners
with
global
suppliers;
and
markets
their
own
brands
directly
to
consumers
in
Decathlon-branded big-box
stores
Founded
by Michel
Leclercq in
1976,
Decathlon
started
with
a
store
in Lille,
France.[6] Its
holding
company
was
formerly
known
as Oxylane.
The
company
expanded
abroad
a
decade
later:
to Germany in
1986, Spain in
1992, Italy in
1993,[citation
needed] Belgium in
1997,[7] Portugal,
the United
Kingdom in
1999, Brazil in
2001, China in
2003, India in
2009, Turkey[8] and Czech
Republic in
2010, Taiwan in
2012, Hong
Kong in
2013, Malaysia and Singapore in
2016, South
Africa, Philippines and Indonesia in
2017
in South
Korea and Australia in
2018,
and Canada in
2019.
The
company
employs
more
than
87,000
staff[1] from
80
different
nationalities.[citation
needed]
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.[9] Decathlon
Group
markets
its
products
under
more
than
20
brands.[10] Its research
and
development facilities
are
located
across
France,
where
the
company
develops
its
product
designs,
registering
up
to
40
patents
per
year.[11]
As
of
May
2021,
Decathlon
operated
1,655
Decathlon
stores
worldwide
in
nearly
1,000
cities
and
65
countries.[1]
Online
delivery
has
been
introduced
in
Australia,
Bangladesh,
Belgium,
Brazil,
Bulgaria,
Czech
Republic,
Chile,
Colombia,
Estonia,
France,
Germany,
Greece,
Hong
Kong
SAR,
Hungary,
India,
Indonesia,
Ireland,
Israel,
Italy,
Japan,
Mainland
China,
Mexico,
Netherlands,
Poland,
Portugal,
Philippine,
Romania,
Singapore,
Spain,
Taiwan,
Turkey,
United
Kingdom,
and
recently,
Egypt,
Malaysia,
Thailand,
Vietnam,
and
parts
of
Canada
(Ontario
&
Quebec).[13]
In
India,
Decathlon
products
may
be
purchased
directly
through
their
stores,
subsequent
to
change
in
India's FDI policy
and
approval
for
Decathlon
in
February
2013.[14] In
addition
to
this,
Decathlon
products
are
also
available
online
through
their
online
resellers.
In
late
2016,
an
online
only
delivery
service
was
introduced
in
Tunisia
in
preparation
of
the
opening
in
Tunis
of
its
first
store.[15] The
first
store
opened
in
November
2017
in
Tunis
City
commercial
center
in
Tunis.[16] A
second
location
opened
in
April
2018
in
the
country
situated
in
La
Marsa.[citation
needed]
In
February
2017,
they
opened
the
first
store
in
Bogota,
Colombia
in
the
mall
Parque
La
Colina.[17]
In
July
2017,
Decathlon
entered
the
Philippine
market
with
a
location
at
Festival
Mall
in
Filinvest
Corporate
City,
Alabang,
Muntinlupa,
and
in
Tiendesitas,
Pasig.[18] In
August
2017,
the
company
announced
it
would
open
its
first
Canadian
store
in Brossard,
Quebec during
the
spring
of
2018.[19]
In
November
2017,
Decathlon
entered
the
Indonesia
market.[20]
Their
first
Australian
store
opened
in
Tempe,
Sydney,
NSW,
in
December
2017.[21] After
two
years
in
the
Australian
market,
the
viability
of
the
Australian
business
is
under
question
after
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