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This is where I throw all the random stuff that doesn’t fit any other. But honestly, sometimes I’m just too lazy to categorize it. Basically, a blog’s junk drawer—no rules or just whatever comes to me.
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WE WON🏆RETAILER OF THE YEAR 2023
BREAKING: Decathlon WINS Czech Republic’s 🏆 RETAILER OF THE YEAR 2023 (sports) for the 4th time in a row! 🎉 This prestigious 21-year award is all about customer value – something we deeply believe in. Over 85,000 customers helped choose this… more
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Are you certain your last call wasn’t AI?
Was it a real person—or an AI clone running your last interview? This isn’t fiction anymore. Watch the video below 👇 AI is changing the world – will your next job interview be with a bot? How will we ever… more
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How Decathlon CZ doubled delivery speed in one year
The last mile delivery can boost an E-commerce business or bury it. Knowing this, we at DECATHLON Česká republika are focused on delivery speed. 🚛💨 In 2023 alone, we slashed the average lead time of online orders from 2.3 days… more
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Nobody. Knows. Anything. Relax and test.
Nobody. Knows. Anything. This statement from Netflix co-founder and investor Marc Randolph might seem counterintuitive. But it holds a powerful truth I’ve learned over decades in Digital business. The only way to find out is to test, iterate, and learn… more
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Shop sustainably with Decathlon’s Second Life
At Decathlon, we believe that sport can unite people to act and care for the planet. Today, worldwide, we are transforming our business model to impact the negative trend of climate change. In DECATHLON Česká republika this year, we started essential… more
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Fast and Simple Click & Collect
🛍️ At Decathlon, we’re always thinking about improving the customer experience. Our customers love our stores, and even when they order online, their preferred place to collect their purchases is our Click & Collect points in our Decathlon stores. However,… more
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Novak Djokovic choose Decathlon
The absolute beast, holding the all-time record for 23 Grand Slam victories, The Joker himself, casually walking in Decathlon Portugal store 💪 more
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European Ultimate Championship experience
Update: Bronze medal of the European Championship around the neck 🥉💪 For me, participating in the European Championship is an event in itself. But this time, it is also a tremendous honor to represent Ukraine at European Beach Ultimate Club… more
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Our E-commerce packaging: Smart, Green, and Cost-saving
Bad news for carton box suppliers of Decathlon 🤷, and excellent news for the planet 🌍 At DECATHLON Česká republika, we send millions of e-commerce orders every year from our warehouses to stores. Each order used to require a carton… more
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RETAIL EXPO 2021
Round table with digital leaders from Decathlon, Foxtrot, Epicenter, Allo, Colin’s, Comfy, Sova, and Auchan at RETAIL EXPO 2021 – the sixth anniversary congress of the retail industry.Discussion about problems, opportunities and how to make Ukrainian retail even more digital… more
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RETAILER OF THE YEAR AWARD🥉
Yesterday, at the “Retailer of the Year” award ceremony, Decathlon Ukraine received bronze in the category of sports E-commerce of Ukraine. Not so bad for a company attacking the market. But not enough for a team with a champion mentality.… more
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Change or Die 💀
My presentation at RAU Expo was titled “Change or Die.” It was about how we are at another turning point due to the rapid acceleration of technological development. Either you implement changes very quickly, or you fade into history. more
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New Decathlon store in Odesa⚓
We have opened a fourth store and a second city for Decathlon in Ukraine. 3000 sq. m. sporting goods and areas for testing products, 70 sports are already available for Odessans in the shopping center Riviera. more
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Let’s meet at RAU Expo
On June 16, I’ll be speaking at Ukraine’s main retail forum, RAU Expo 2021. I’ll share my experience in launching and developing Decathlon’s online business, along with some fascinating case studies from the lockdown period. I’ve really missed live events… more
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About the Team Culture at Decathlon
In Ukraine (and not only in Ukraine), there’s a common belief that business is a toxic environment full of lazy, unmotivated people. And to manage them, you must be an “effective” manager with alpha traits. What’s on the agenda today?… more
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AR in stores: Changing how we shop tomorrow
The already existing AR technology shows how tomorrow you will search for products in store. Fewer people will ask staff for help in store and will use their smartphones instead. Probably in-store staff functions will shift soon from sales consultations… more
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Who are the next-generation leaders?
Key insights from The Wall Street Journal: Managers are evolving into coaches. Automation and AI will reduce technical tasks, emphasizing emotional intelligence and talent development. Future leaders will excel in social skills like listening and adaptability, while leadership training focuses… more
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Flashbacks from Bali
On the Island of Gods, there’s everything: oceans and seas, waterfalls and lakes, mountains and volcanoes, temples and rice fields. And awesome people, of course. When I realized where I had ended up, I started zooming around the island like… more
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Go after the cream of the cream
“I noticed that the dynamic range between what an average person could accomplish and what the best person could accomplish was 50 or 100 to 1. Given that, you’re well advised to go after the cream of the cream…A small… more
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Ikigai & Happiness
Ikigai: the Japanese concept of finding purpose in life. It’s the sweet spot where passion, mission, vocation, and profession meet. When you discover your ikigai, happiness becomes a natural part of the journey. What’s your reason for getting up… more
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Netflix Corporate Culture
This unassuming presentation, published in 2009 by Netflix’s CEO, has been viewed 18 million times to date. Facebook board member Sheryl Sandberg called it the most important document created in Silicon Valley.Each slide is worth its weight in gold. more
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This is fire! 🔥🚒
The guys launched a stream and used a 30-second delay on Facebook Live to sequentially layer all the parts of the track into a complete composition. more
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Honesty parameter
– Hey, TARS, what’s your honesty parameter? – 90% – 90% ?!? – Absolute honesty isn’t always the most diplomatic, nor the safest form of communication with emotional beings. From Interstellar more
