Decathlon acquires specialist outdoor online retailer
Sports product manufacturer and retailer Decathlon has completed the acquisition of German group Bergfreunde, an online retailer specialising in mountain sports and premium outdoor products.
Bergfreunde has a range of around 40,000 products at the moment and achieved sales revenues of €242 million in 2022.
On announcing the deal, Decathlon said this acquisition would bring it into contact with a new group of customers, people shopping in the premium-outdoor segment, and help it expand in a number of important European markets.