Decathlon

Type
Business expansion
Country
Belgium
Region
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest; Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest; Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
Location of affected unit(s)
Evere
Sector
Wholesale / Retail
47 - Retail trade
47.6 - Retail sale of cultural and recreational goods
47.63 - Retail sale of sporting equipment
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
26 January 2015
Employment effect (start)
2 May 2015
Foreseen end date
30 June 2015

Description

The retail chain of sport products, Decathlon,  will open its 23rd store at Evere near Brussels in May / June 2015. Some hundred jobs will be created, of which 16 managers and 84 shop assistants. As the establishment is located in the bilingual Brussels Region, fluent French and Dutch is required of potential candidates. 

Sources

  • 26 January 2015: Le Soir

Citation

Eurofound (2015), Decathlon, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 78596, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/78596.