Decathlon disembarks in Uruguay by the hand of an Argentine businessman

Buenos Aires - The chain of sports stores of French origin will open the doors of its first sales point in Montevideo, in the month of November, according to an article published by the newspaper La Nación de Argentina.

The arrival of the firm in Uruguayan lands will be given thanks to the management of Argentine businessman Manuel Antelo and an investment of 3 million dollars.The store will be located in the space occupied by the Uruguay.

According to the aforementioned media, in statements to the newspaper El País, from Uruguay, the former partner of Renault Argentina, who has lived for 8 years in Uruguay, said that the opening of a second sales premises for the end of 20222 is also confirmedand could continue growing.For now the arrival of the chain to Argentina is not in consideration, which had already been in 2000 at the Soleil Shopping, in San Isidro, but given the economic instability of that time it had difficulties and left the country in 2002.

Decathlon opened in 1976 in the French city of Lille and today has a presence in 57 countries through 11000 stores.In Latin America it is already operating in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Brazil.