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Darragh Berry

Jobs in Dublin: 70 positions available as 'IKEA of sports equipment' Decathlon store set to open

A French sports retailer - which has been coined the 'IKEA of sporting equipment' by various publications - will open its doors in Ballymun in April 2020 and there is a possible 70 jobs up for grabs.

Sports giant Decathlon have operated an ecommerce platform for over two years but will open up their first shop near IKEA in the area next year.

As a result, the world's largest sporting retailer are hosting a number of recruitment days in the coming weeks to employ people for their brand new store.

They will have up to 70 retail management and customer service roles available.

There is 20 full-time positions available with 40 hour contracts and a reasonable starting salary of between €21,000 - €24,000.

As well as this, there will be 40-50 part-time positions with hours ranging from 15 hours to 30 hours a week.

The store will be open Monday - Saturday from 10am to 9pm and Sunday from 10am to 7pm.

If you're interested in applying, you can find more information on the JobsAlert website here.  

Construction of the store began on September 3 with locals being warned to expect traffic implications and delays in the area as the highly anticipated and welcomed store is being built.

Decathlon Ireland CEO Bastien Grandgeorge said that the company hopes to "change the market, we will show it cannot be a luxury to practice sport" while adding that Decathlon was committed to offering prices at 20% less than competitors.   

Speaking about the announcement in 2018, the company said: "As a family company, we are all very excited to announce the opening of the Sports Hub with over 70 Sports located in Ballymun, just next to IKEA.

"Our planning application has been fully granted so the construction will begin very soon.

"Our aim in Ireland is to have three retail touchpoints in Dublin and eventually up to nine stores across Ireland."

The store will be the first of nine planned shops for Ireland, three of which will be in Dublin.

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