Decathlon USA

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The chain from France acquired MVP Sports in 1999 and renamed the stores Decathlon USA.  In 2003, the company closed 16 of it's 20 locations leaving onlt 4 stores in MA. (ELLINGHAM, BURLINGTON, HANOVER, NORWOOD)  In 2006, the company decided to close the remaining locations.

The chain was too small and faced The Sports Authority and ever-expanding Dick's.

http://www.decathlon-usa.com/index.html

Picture of Decathlon in Portsmouth NH, now a Staples, and Dick's is in that shopping center now..

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Nashua NH location

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Former Decathlon at the Bedford Mall in Bedford NH:

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Decathlon announced it will open a store in Quebec Canada in 2018 and more stores later on if the store is successful.

The company has 1,100 stores in 30 countries.

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Decathlon announced it will open a store in Quebec Canada in 2018 and more stores later on if the store is successful.

The company has 1,100 stores in 30 countries.

Who knows, maybe Carrefour or Auchan will come back to North America via Canada!

http://www.retail-insider.com/retail-insider/2017/8/decathlon-canada-expansion

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Here's the first store opened in Quebec in Brossard near Montreal: