Sport Eybl & Sports Experts
| Sport Eybl & Sports Experts | |
|---|---|
| legal form | GmbH |
| founding | 1999/2008 |
| Seat |
Wels , Austria
|
| management | Catrin Aschenwald-Eybl, Mike Weccardt |
| Number of employees | 1860 (Aug 31, 2013) |
| Branch | Sporting goods retail |
| Website |
www.eybl.at www.sports-experts.at |
The Eybl & Sports Experts GmbH (SSG), headquartered in Wels is Austria's largest sporting goods retailer. SSG currently has a market share of around 25% in Austria. Sport Eybl & Sports Experts GmbH consists of the Sport Eybl and Sports Experts business units and currently has a total of 55 branches in Austria and Germany.
history
The company was created as an AG in 1999 through the merger of Sports Experts and Sport Eybl. In 2008 the operative business was outsourced to a GmbH .
In 2013 the company found itself in economic difficulties. Discussions were about the reduction of 250 of the 2200 employees and the entry of a new investor. On July 1, 2013, the Federal Competition Authority approved a majority takeover (51%) of the Sport Eybl & Sports Experts Group by the British Sports Direct. The British paid € 10.5 million for their share and brought in an additional € 30 million in equity. The purchase price was mainly used to repay bank liabilities. The remaining 49% initially remained with the Eybl family. On April 2, 2014 Sports Direct exercised its purchase right and acquired the remaining 49% of Sport Eybl. Since that day, Sport Eybl is no longer family-owned, but is 100% owned by the British sporting goods retailer.
Sport Eybl
The company was founded by Ida and Ludwig Eybl in 1931. In 1963, Sport Eybl became a member of the purchasing cooperative for medium-sized sports retailers Intersport Austria, newly founded by Ludwig Eybl . In 1976 Eybl opened the first large-area sports store in Linz. In 1987 the company received the state award and has been allowed to use the federal coat of arms in business transactions ever since .
In a press release on January 22nd, 2014, managing director Catrin Aschenwald-Eybl stated that Eybl is recording strong growth, especially in the online shop www.eybl.at.
There are currently 16 Eybl branches in Austria.
Sports Experts
The first Sports Experts branch was opened in Linz in October 1991 . In the course of the following years further business in Austria followed as well as the expansion to Germany in 2001.
In mid-2014 there were 26 Sports Experts branches.
Individual evidence
- ^ Company abc: Sport Eybl & Sports Experts GmbH ; Retrieved June 17, 201
- ↑ http://orf.at/stories/2170349/2170358/ Signs indicate total sale, orf.at of March 7, 2013
- ↑ http://ooe.orf.at/news/stories/2591125/ Green light for Eybl takeover, ORF.at from July 1, 2013
- ↑ Sportversand Eybl: About us ( Memento of the original from December 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Retrieved June 16, 2010
- ^ Wirtschaftsblatt: Eybl involves its employees ; Retrieved June 16, 2010
- ↑ Österreichische Staatswappenträger ( Memento of the original from February 21, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. ; Retrieved June 17, 2010
- ↑ Sport Eybl online shopping: [1] ; accessed on February 11, 2014
- ↑ All SPORTS EXPERTS branches and opening times ( memento of the original dated August 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , http://www.wogibtswas.at , accessed on June 16, 2014.
