Intersport France: The latest figures, news and market research on Intersport France

Turnover: 3.65 billion EUR (2023)

Country: France

Intersport France is a subsidiary of Intersport. It owns subsidiaries and franchises.
There are over 700 stores in France, and the brand achieved sales of €2.76 billion under its own name in France in 2021.
The brand acquired The Athlete's Foot in 2012.
Intersport (its official name is Intersport International Corporation or IIC) is a group of sporting goods distribution companies based in Berne, Switzerland. The group was created in 1968 through the merger of ten sporting goods buying groups.
Intersport is a world leader in sporting goods distribution and is present in 66 countries with a total of 5,500 stores.

News

Intersport and Go Sport hot on Decathlon's heels in France 11/04/2024

Stabilization of like-for-like sales last year at Intersport.
Increase in sales following the acquisition of Go Sport: 3.65 billion euros, i.e. **an increase of 11.2% compared with 2022.
Projected openings: Between 15 and 20 new stores planned each year

Intersport plans to sell around thirty of its stores 07/11/2023

Around thirty Intersport stores could be sold to Schiever.
Intersport is France's second-largest sporting goods retailer.
Intersport is a cooperative of nearly 300 entrepreneurs.
The Intersport network comprises some 800 specialist stores.
Jacky Rihouet, CEO of Intersport, may sell 20 Intersport stores and five Intersport outlets that he owns.
Four Blackstore ready-to-wear stores and two Go Sport stores could also be sold to Schiever.

Jacky Rihouet, CEO France: Intersport will soon be flirting with sales of 4 billion euros 29/06/2023

Number of Intersport stores: 885
Number of Go Sport stores acquired: 72
Number of stores to be rebranded to Intersport in the coming year: 50
2013: Year of acquisition of the cycle assembly plant, France's leading bicycle assembler
Number of employees: 15,000

Intersport France acquires Go Sport 13/05/2023

Intersport in France: number 2 sports retailer
Number of stores taken over: 72 Go Sport stores
Percentage of jobs taken over: 90%
Intersport acquisition price for Go Sport: 35 million euros
Number of employees taken over
- Go Sport France stores: 1,446 employees (out of 1,574)
- Go Sport parent company: 185 employees
Intersport France network end 2022: 813 stores
Intersport's position in textile sales by value: No. 1
Intersport France 2022 sales: €3.26 billion
Intersport France sales growth: 16.1% vs 2021.

Intersport takes over Go Sport to overtake Decathlon in France 02/05/2023

Intersport cooperative to achieve sales of €3.3 billion by 2022 with 800 stores
Intersport buys Go Sport for 35 million euros.
Intersport takes over 72 stores out of 90, and 50 outlets will become Intersport in 2024.
Intersport retains the GO Sport brand and hopes to have 250 new Go Sport stores within seven years, with additional sales of 650 million euros.
80% of GO Sport's 227 head office employees and 92% of the 1,574 store employees will be taken on.
The sports market is valued at 13 billion euros, of which Decathlon generates 4.5 billion.
Intersport is aiming for 3.6 billion euros in 2023, 4.4 billion in 2024 with Go Sport, then 5 billion in 2025.

Decathlon and Intersport are the first to recycle sporting goods. 04/07/2022

Decathlon and Intersport are particularly concerned by the implementation of the new collection, sorting and processing system for sports and leisure goods - excluding textiles.
Some fifteen of them have already launched this collection program.
The new EPR channel will also include a dedicated repair scheme.
1.1 million products are repaired every year in repair workshops.
Collection is already possible in some fifteen of them.

Intersport had a very good year in 2021. 24/03/2022

Record sales of €2.76 billion for Intersport in France in 2021.
Up 23.6% on 2020, 16.7% on 2019.
With 776 stores nationwide, Intersport is taking full advantage of the sports craze.
Sneaker sales now account for around 20% of Intersport's total sales, while apparel in the broadest sense accounts for over 40%.

According to a study by Kantar, Intersport will become France's leading clothing brand in 2020, with a market share of 3.7% in value terms[Les Echos ]

may 18, 2021 - Intersport in figures - source (Intersport)

Present in 66 countries
Number of stores: 5,500

february 3, 2021 - Intersport suffers from the crisis - source(Fashion network)

Sales down 13.8% in 2020
Sales in 2019: 12.3 billion
They hope for a strong recovery in 2021 with the arrival of new users

april 5, 2019 - Intersport buoyed by sales of cycling and soccer equipment - source(Le Figaro)

Intersport, number 2 sports equipment retailer in France
Sales up 9.1% in 2018 thanks to soccer and electric bikes
French sports market worth €9.2 billion in 2018

Intersport also owns several exclusive brands such as tecnopro, pro touch(exclusive brands), as well as more traditional brands such as Nike, Adidas...(sneakers)

Financial Data

DUNS: 964201123

Legal Name: INTERSPORT FRANCE

Address: 2 RUE VICTOR HUGO , 91160 LONGJUMEAU

Number of employees: Entre 250 et 499 salariés (2020)

Capital: 9 500 000 EUR

Financial Data:

Year	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014
Turnover	1 687 395 531	1 287 264 121	1 340 527 027	1 235 852 520	1 101 448 525	1 020 353 406	936 978 114	832 852 369
Gross margin (€)	197 822 634	158 374 838	121 959 440	118 047 622	104 113 399	99 758 302	90 796 942	85 439 191
EBITDA (€)	20 228 986	5 012 640	7 831 100	7 448 819	4 683 923	-1 364 483	6 249 717	-2 114 436
Operating profit (€)	8 539 183	-9 855 762	-4 714 494	-7 043 795	-9 787 595	-6 932 728	-3 062 351	-12 365 738
Net profit (€)	21 016 359	2 069 107	8 274 650	6 009 494	5 785 749	6 271 019	3 483 814	2 460 583
Turnover growth rate (%)	31,1	-4	8,5	12,2	7,9	8,9	12,5	-
Ebitda margin rate (%)	1,2	0,4	0,6	0,6	0,4	-0,1	0,7	-0,3
Operating margin rate (%)	0,5	-0,8	-0,4	-0,6	-0,9	-0,7	-0,3	-1,5
Working Capital (turnover days)	23,1	17,2	20,8	26,5	24,6	23,1	21,8	29,1
Working Capital requirements (turnover days)	24,8	27,2	26	24,6	29,3	27,3	18,5	27,7
Net margin (%)	1,2	0,2	0,6	0,5	0,5	0,6	0,4	0,3
Added value / Turnover (%)	3,1	2,6	2,9	2,9	2,7	2,7	2,6	1,9
Wages and social charges (€)	27 450 808	25 866 254	26 930 813	24 093 630	21 933 790	19 890 195	17 740 652	17 763 019
Salaries / Turnover (%)	1,6	2	2	1,9	2	1,9	1,9	2,1

Company Managers:

Position	First Name	Last Name	Age
Président du conseil d'administration	Jacky Albert Marius	RIHOUET	65
Directeur général	Jacky Albert Marius	RIHOUET	65
Administrateur	Jacky Albert Marius	RIHOUET	65
Administrateur	Antony Guillaume	ROLLAND	50
Administrateur	Gérard Marie Paul	LECLERC	61
Administrateur	Paul	CASSIGNOL	60
Administrateur	Arnaud	FONDON	45
Administrateur	David Eric Jean Georges	NIVAULT	52
Administrateur	Stéphane Renaud Emmanuel	BOURDIN	53
Administrateur	Christophe Gabriel	DEGACHES	55
Administrateur	Olivier Laurent André	COURRET	52
Administrateur	Jean-Charles Bernard	CHABAUTY	55
Administrateur	Muriel Thérèse Joëlle	GAUTIER-DELORME	63
Administrateur	Julien Georges	FLAMMIER	45
Administrateur	Caroline	CARPENTIER	46
Administrateur	François Pierre Nicolas Marie	BARIAUD	64
Administrateur	Jean-Marc	ROSEC	57
Administrateur	Stéphane	LEGRAND	46
Administrateur	François Jean-Pierre	NEUKIRCH	64
Administrateur	Vincent	WALTER	50