Courir France: company profile

Courir is a French brand of sports shoes founded by Léon and Lucien Odier

Courir is the market leader in sports shoes in France, with more than 250 stores in metropolitan France

As of December 31, 2019, the Courir chain had 278 stores in Europe and has accelerated its international development since 2018 in Spain, Belgium and Portugal. The brand is also present in French territories outside Europe under a master franchise, particularly in Reunion Island, French Guiana, North Africa and the Middle East

In March 2019, Courir becomes Groupe Courir when the investment fund Equistone Partners Europe buys the brand from the Rallye holding company (parent company of the Go Sport group) for €283 million

In 2019, the company was sold to the Equistone fund for 283 million euros