Sporting goods retailer Decathlon to close 5 Toronto-area stores

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French sporting goods retailer Decathlon says it is closing its 5 Greater Toronto Area stores this summer.

Retailer did not connection crushed for the determination oregon accidental however galore unit volition suffer their jobs

The Canadian Press

· Posted: Jun 26, 2025 11:02 AM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hr ago

People locomotion  by a sporting goods store.

A Decathlon store is shown successful Paris connected Dec. 9, 2024. The French sporting goods retailer says it is closing its 5 Greater Toronto Area stores this summer. (Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)

French sporting goods retailer Decathlon says it is closing its 5 Greater Toronto Area stores this summer.

The locations slated for shutdown are successful Brampton, Burlington, Markham, Scarborough and Vaughan.

The retailer did not connection a crushed for the determination oregon accidental however galore unit volition suffer their jobs, erstwhile the stores adjacent connected a yet-to-be-announced date.

In spot of moving its large-scale GTA stores, the institution says it is considering opening smaller locations oregon utilizing a wholesale organisation model.

CBC News has reached retired to a spokesperson for Decathlon for much information.

The GTA closures volition permission conscionable 1 Ontario store located successful Ottawa. There are 14 others crossed Alberta, B.C., Nova Scotia and Quebec.

Decathlon entered the Canadian marketplace successful 2018 with a Brossard, Que., store. The institution expanded steadily ever since, going head-to-head with established home players similar Canadian Tire and its SportChek banner.

With files from the CBC's Jenna Benchetrit

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