FOUNDED in 1976 by Michel Leclercq in Lille, northern France, Decathlon has always followed one simple philosophy: to sustainably make the pleasure and benefits of sport accessible to the many.
Why Decathlon? The idea came from Michel Leclerc, who believed that on average, a person will try 10 different sports in their lifetime!
Forty-five years later, Decathlon has become one of the major players in the sports industry, with more than 100,000 teammates of 82 nationalities; 1,700 stores in 61 countries; 142 million customers; and, 400 million sports users using its products worldwide.
Decathlon also designs and manufactures its products with the support of more than 769 industrial partners.
In Malaysia, the company has just celebrated its fifth anniversary.
MY Decathlon is experiencing an exponential growth, with 430 teammates and offering more than 5,000 products in 70 types of sport, thanks to six stores in the Klang Valley (Bandar Sri Damansara, Petaling Jaya, USJ, Shah Alam, Old Klang Road and KL East Mall).
Decathlon Malaysia also has a website and an official store on Lazada to offer local sports enthusiasts its wide range of products.
For professionals (corporate), MY Decathlon offers them sportive solutions via Decathlon Pro Solutions.
Last year, the company launched its production line in Malaysia as it envisions the sustainability of its project by making sport accessible for all Malaysians — and with all Malaysians.
Decathlon is willing to accelerate their "Made in Malaysia" in order to be in perfect symbiosis with who they are: sustainably make the pleasure and benefits of sport accessible to the many, locally, in Malaysia.
In support of local businesses, MY Decathlon has established a network of suppliers for rubber, inflatables, and electronic devices in Melaka and Kedah.
It is currently manufacturing 54 of its products locally, which include the 25kg training band, a baby seat swim ring (for teaching babies how to swim) and the SL500 LED bike light.
My Decathlon is also reducing its carbon footprint and uses as much renewable energy as possible through the creation of a direct flow system between its partners and stores, with less transportation and effective logistics.
Its key partners are also using solar energy in 60 per cent of their operations.
Decathlon's production team is looking for producers of electronic components and plastic composites.
Meanwhile, they would like to welcome footwear and bike manufacturers to join their partners' panel.
If you are interested in joining the panel of partners, you can contact decathlon.malaysia@decathlon.com or call 1800 818 755 (Monday to Friday from 10am-10pm, Saturday and Sunday from 10am-7pm).
Discover all the products on My Decathlon's website at https://www.decathlon.my/