DECATHLON IRELAND WILL OPEN A NEW LIMERICK STORE ON MAY 12TH 2023
We're delighted to announce the official opening date of our Decathlon Luimneach store, which will be Friday, May 12th at 11am.
The store will be open from 11am – 7pm for the opening day, and will then open from 9.30am – 7pm, 7 days a week.
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Since we opened our doors in Baile Munna, we have set our sights on opening more Sports Hub’s across the country. After 18 months of sourcing, we have secured a long term partnership with Sigma Retail Partners for a 25 years lease in a strategic place for sport in Limerick, Parkway Retail Park.
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We aim to transform the way of shopping for the future and give a complete sports experience to sports lovers. Our Flagship store in Ballymun was built with this idea in mind and the Decathlon Limerick Sports Hub will follow the same concept.
This Flagship concept will offer 5,000 sqm of sales area with our full range of own brands for 70 sports at incredible prices. It will also provide 1,500 sqm of “sport experience zones” which include a cycling track, studio, football pitch, basketball court and an outdoor area for fitness - all which can be used by Decathlon members for free.
Our “sports community cafe” Ampersand will also be on site, allowing Decathlon members to meet like minded sports lovers.
The store will be located in a strategic commercial area with easy access from Limerick City Centre, University of Limerick and the wider residential area. There will also be 400 car spaces offering free parking to customers.
In order to give the best experience of Decathlon to all in the Limerick area, we have recruited 60 additional teammates from the local community. The roles vary across store management and leaders, operations and ecommerce. We hope to also work closely with local coaches and partners for our sports events, sports community cafe and logistics.
We want our store to be at the heart of Limerick city. To prove it, we want the Limerick people to name the store and decide on the range of products they want to have. Stay tuned and keep an eye on our social media.
RECRUITMENT & JOB OPPORTUNITIES IN DECATHLON LIMERICK
Our recruitment days have taken place and our team is formed! They are working hard to get our Limerick store ready for our opening. If you are interested in joining the team in Limerick please send your CV along with a Cover Letter to recruitment.limerick@decathlon.com.
See more information on our Decathlon Ireland Careers Page
HOW THE LIMERICK STORE WILL IMPROVE OUR ECOMMERCE OFFERING:
We anticipate ecommerce will weigh 35% of our activity. Therefore, we will implement measures in our Decathlon Limerick Sports Hub to ensure our best selling products are available in Ireland for delivery in less than 48 hours, and for Click & Collect in less than 1 hour.
Our online presence is already outperforming in the area as 64% of people in Limerick have been connected with Decathlon since we started our online activity in 2017. We will soon be able to give all sports lovers in the West of Ireland the full experience of Decathlon and make our affordable products across 70 sports accessible to the many.
FUTURE INVESTMENTS:
We want people to be able to practice sports because of Decathlon. Our ecommerce offering means Decathlon products are available everywhere in Ireland. Aside from this, we aim to guarantee the best proximity to our customers in Ireland. This is why we are still looking for commercial space or plots that could fit our Irish project in Cork, Galway, Waterford and Dublin for the long term to accompany our growth and encouragement of sport practice.
