The sports retailer has revealed a 10.3 per cent increase in their UK sales.

Decathlon has been operating in the UK market since 1999 and this past financial year, the company has reported sales of £277.6M with their online sales contributing to this figure significantly as this element of their operation grew by 18.2 per cent.

Alberto Bottan, Chief Financial Officer and Property Director at Decathlon UK, commented: “Last year’s results show a trading period where turnover has strongly improved. And even if 2020 remains a very complicated year due to the Covid impact on retail, we are very confident in our ongoing performances and we aim to achieve profitability by the end of the year.”

The company is planning to open five new stores in the UK give their continued growth in the market.