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The first ‘Decathlon’ store will be opened in Riga in November

The leader of the world sports brand “Decathlon” will open its first store in Riga, in the new shopping center “Saga”, on November 5, and will soon open electronic sales on the website, offering delivery throughout Latvia, the company’s representatives inform.

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The chain of the family business “Decathlon”, founded in France, to which Latvia will join as the 60th country, is the largest retailer of sporting goods in the world with more than 1,600 stores in Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia.

“Decathlon Rīga” will be a sports center, where sports enthusiasts and lovers of active recreation will be able to find everything they need from the range of sports products offered, receive individual consultations from experts in relevant sports, as well as try products on site both in the store and outdoor sports fields. both in the water recreation area. In the 4700 m2 premises you will be able to get acquainted with more than 70 different sports.

“The Decathlon team is committed to developing a sports culture in Latvia, offering the latest and greatest solutions – sports for everyone, everything for sports,” says Jordane Czapski, the leader of the Latvian team. “We are a sports brand platform that aims to make the joy and benefits of sport available to as many people as possible by adapting to their level of fitness, location, price level and ease of use. Decathlon has moved towards high quality and low cost products for 40 years.” .

However, Decathlon believes that saving at the expense of the planet is not worth it, and reducing prices is possible by investing in its own logistics organization (optimizing storage, transportation and automation), thus reducing costs and environmental impact. Decathlon does not use packaging where it is not needed (for example, without shoe boxes) and strategically places warehouses close to its stores to ensure more efficient shipping.

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