The French sporting goods giant Decathlon is closing a branch at Stachus and opening a new mega-store in Munich.
The next location is scheduled to open in spring 2021.
The sale of
sporting goods
is a huge market.
In
Munich *
,
Decathlon is
driving
its growth.
The French giant is swapping its
branch on Stachus
for a larger branch
in Elisenhof
.
That was far from it.
In spring 2021, a new
mega-store
will open in the northeast of the city
.
Munich / Unterföhring - The blue and white company logo has been stretching across the windows for several meters.
It cannot be long before the opening: The French sporting goods giant
Decathlon will
open a new branch
in Elisenhof
this autumn
.
Sports fans should get their money's worth here on 3000 square meters.
The new location will replace the small branch in the Stachus Passagen - it was the first
Decathlon location in Munich
.
A precise date for the reopening near the main station * has not yet been set, but it will take until at least November.
New Decathlon in Munich: French sporting goods retailer conquers Germany
Decathlon is expanding nationwide - according to its own information, the company has so far been represented with 83 branches throughout Germany.
The number of branches nationwide should soon be
140
.
However, the company did not provide precise information on the schedule.
The French currently operate
twelve branches
in
Bavaria
.
"With our
expansion in southern Germany
we will
focus on large-format formats", says Stefan Kaiser, responsible expansion manager for southern Germany and Austria.
"This enables us to implement our corporate philosophy and an intensive shopping experience in stationary retail."
Mega Decathlon location planned from 2021 in the north-east of Munich in Unterföhring
In this respect, the
branch swap in downtown Munich
fits
into the concept.
Another new opening in the metropolitan area is scheduled for spring 2021 - when
a branch with 7,000 square meters of retail space is to open
in
Unterföhring
.
This would be the fourth in the greater area and more than twice the size of the branch that is now opening at Elisenhof.
The Karstadt branches at Nordbad and OEZ are finally closing - the atmosphere is "spooky".
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