Decathlon is a global leader in sporting goods retail, founded in 1976 in France. Today, the group operates 1,800+ stores across 79 territories and employs 100,000+ people worldwide, serving customers through a broad portfolio of sports equipment and apparel.
Industry: Sports Retail
Market: Global (Europe, Asia, Americas, MEA)
Business Model: B2C – Omnichannel
Decathlon needed to roll out an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) for Vietnam within a very short timeframe, while still meeting strict program and technology requirements:
- Economic value parity with Decathlon’s global ESOP program
- A simple, user-friendly digital experience for local employees
- High accuracy and strong security standards for sensitive financial data
The project came with a demanding combination of tight deadlines, high quality expectations, and a complex end-to-end system scope.
Therefore, Decathlon chose SotaTek because of our ability to deliver under pressure without compromising quality:
- Fast response and flexible execution, helping the team navigate time constraints
- Proven delivery experience with enterprise and financial-grade systems, where reliability is critical
- A track record of stable, trustworthy delivery even on compressed timelines
- A strong quality-first approach from day one, ensuring progress without trading off long-term stability
To bring Decathlon’s global ESOP strategy to life in Vietnam, SotaTek built a digital ESOP platform that balanced employee experience with operational efficiency.
- A user-friendly ESOP application enabling employees to clearly understand the program and proactively track their ownership benefits
- A centralized administration portal to control operations, manage participants, and generate reports efficiently
- A secure, flexible, and scalable technical foundation, designed to protect sensitive data and support future expansion as the organization grows
By combining international ESOP standards with a strong understanding of local user needs, SotaTek helped Decathlon deploy the program quickly and effectively across Vietnam.
The ESOP platform was delivered using a Waterfall approach, prioritizing clear requirements, high accuracy, and quality assurance from the earliest stages of development.
As a result, Phase 1 was successfully completed with a defect rate of only 0.6%, demonstrating strong delivery stability and production-ready quality despite the project’s complexity and high expectations.
