Decathlon coming to Australia in September 2017

[Anamya]

It is not intended to be an ad, but I was very happy to see that Decathlon will open its first Aussie store in Sydney, September this year!

http://www.decathlon.com.au/

I walked 2 caminos with mostly Decathlon gear bought overseas and think it's pretty good value for money... You may also have seen a lot of pilgrims with the "Quechua" backpacks on the trail!

It's always good to have more options to look for gear

 

[trecile]

I wish that they would come to the US. Their prices are so good on their store brands.

 

[SYates]

Enjoy it, Australian pilgrims ;-) I have plenty of decathlon and confirm its quality, especially their trekking clothes seem to last for ages. Buen Camino, SY

 

[Micah26]

I wish that they would come to the US. Their prices are so good on their store brands.

They were here used to shop at one in Boston but they closed all their stores in 2006. I miss them

 

[Tui]

Great news, I have a fleece jacket that's at least 12 years old and still looks new.

 

[t2andreo]

They ARE coming to the US. The first stores will be in California. I learned this during a Google search while on my recent Camino Portuguese.

I did not pay attention to a timeline though.

I hope this helps.

 

[Felipe]

Decathlon may be in a kind of global expansion. There is now a huge one near the National University, in Mexico city. Gone there, browsed it; not so well stocked with trekking stuff as in France or Spain (I suppose they "customize" its offer according to the market) but anyway, I found some interesting pieces of equipment.

 

[trecile]

They ARE coming to the US. The first stores will be in California. I learned this during a Google search while on my recent Camino Portuguese.

I did not pay attention to a timeline though.

I hope this helps.

According to their website they will start shipping online orders to California soon. Which seems weird. If they can ship to California, why not any other states?
There's no mention of any retail stores.

https://www2.decathlon.com/password

 

[t2andreo]

Dig deeper, I know what I read.

The only other possibility is that Mr. Trump scared them off with his talk about import tariffs. After all, everything Decathlon sells is sourced outside the US. Just sayin...NOT being political.

 

[Samantha Davies]

Wish they were in the US when I started doing the camino, every time I went to Spain ended up coming back with a whole suitcase full of decathlon clothing

 

[TaraWalks]

I've visited it four times since it opened! I <3 Decathlon!!!

 

[Flattmeister]

Last year I used the Decathlon brand 50 litre pack for the Norte/Primitivo then onto Finisterre and Muxia and it was great!! Picked it up over there for 40 euro. Total bargain! Was also able to take it carry on when flying, provided not filled to capacity. For a few days I had to carry a friends gear so had about 15 kilos worth of gear in there - at which point harness became a bit uncomfortable.