St. Gallen: Decathlon rents 3,000 square meters
With its new store, the international sporting goods retailer will be one of the main tenants in the Westcenter.
The French sporting goods chain Decathlon has rented space in the Westcenter retail center in St. Gallen. As announced by Acron, the owner of the property, the company has signed a long-term lease for a flagship store with around 3,000 square meters of rental space. The chain's new store is scheduled to open on June 4.
The new contract with Acron Helvetia St. Gallen AG runs until December 31, 2030 with two five-year extension options. According to Acron, it worked with the center management and leasing service provider Centerio AG and the current center manager Gmünder & Gamma AG on the new lease. Other main tenants of the Westcenter, which is located to the west of the city center of St. Gallen, are Clever Fit, Media Markt and Smyths Toys. The lease covers over 20 % of the total space.
Decathlon now operates around 40 sales outlets in Switzerland and 1,750 worldwide. (aw)
