Decathlon will open the company’s first Canadian store on Saturday, April 21, at Mail Champlain in Brossard, just outside of Montreal.
The french retailer is soliciting memberships on the company’s new french-language Canadian website, which notes that the Brossard store will carry more than 6,500 products when it opens. The store spans 45,000 square feet.
Decathlon has also announced that the company will open a second store in 2019 in Québec City.
Canada’s entry will follow the company’s return to the U.S. with the opening of a 8,300-square-foot store in December in San Francisco on 735 Market Street. The location formerly housed a Golfsmith. The grand opening was held March 29.
Decathlon, known for the company’s discounts, entered the U.S. market when it bought the assets of MVP Sports Stores in 1999. The company exited the region when the company closed the last four stores, all of which are in Massachusetts, in 2006.
Founded in France in 1976, Decathlon Group is the world’s largest sporting good retailer with more than 1,100 stores in more than 30 countries. The retailer is known for the company’s expansive offering of quality private-label products.
