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Michel Leclercq (born 1938/39) is a French billionaire businessman. He is the founder and 40% owner of Decathlon. With over 1647 stores in 57 countries and regions (Jan 2020), it is the largest sporting goods retailer in the world.
6 days ago · About Michel Leclercq & family. Michel Leclercq set up a small sporting goods store called Decathlon in 1976. It's now one of the world's largest athletic retailers with more than $16.5 billion...
In 1975, Michel Leclercq has an idea. He doesn't know it yet, but it's going to revolutionise the world of sport and retailing. He's 35 years old and is cutting loose from Auchan, a family-run business, where he works in IT. His dream is to see a big store with just sport in it.
DECATHLON, one of the biggest sport brand in the world, was not created by chance. It is the culmination of a vision, that of Michel Leclercq, who was able to spot the potential of a booming market and turn it into a unique success story.
Decathlon’s founder, Michel Leclercq, together with a small team of entrepreneurs, wanted to create a place for people to get everything they needed to play sports in one place, at the best possible prices. In France and in most places around the world, this was an entirely new concept.
Apr 4, 2023 · Michel Leclercq (et sa famille) Position France #20. Né en 1939 • GROUPE DECATHLON. EN HAUSSE : 4,6 Mds € | 5 Mds $ En deuxième position mondiale du secteur de l’équipement sportif, le groupe familial emploie 82 000 salariés. Michel Leclercq a quitté la présidence en 2009 au profit de l’un de ses fils, Olivier.
Michel Leclercq (born 1938/39) is a French billionaire businessman. He is the founder and 40% owner of Decathlon. With over 1647 stores in 57 countries and regions (Jan 2020), it is the largest sporting goods retailer in the world.
To speak of Michel Leclercq is to evoke the story of a visionary. The grandson of Louis Mulliez, founder of the Saint-Lievin mills at the beginning of the last century and patriarch of the industrial group of the same name, Michel distanced himself from the family business in the mid-1970s, choosing to work in the area of IT at Auchan.
Official tennis player profile of Michel Leclercq on the ATP Tour. Featuring news, bio, rankings, playing activity, coach, stats, win-loss, points breakdown, videos, and more.
Founded by Michel Leclercq in 1976, Decathlon started with a store in Lille, France. Its holding company was formerly known as Oxylane.
