Sales fall short of expectations at Decathlon Ireland 

Decathlon is also looking for premises or plots to expand its Irish store network following 'milestone' opening of Limerick outlet

Revenues at the French-owned firm last year dipped marginally from €7.478bn to €7.463bn. Photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Sales at the Irish arm of sports retail giant, Decathlon fell short of directors' expectations at €46.53m in 2023 in a year marked by the ‘big milestone’ of the opening of the company’s Limerick store.

New accounts for Decathlon Ireland Ltd show that the opening of the Limerick store in May 2023 helped deliver a 20.8% increase in sales from €38.56m to €46.53m last year.