{{Short description|Russian store}} {{Infobox company | name = Sportmaster | logo = Sportmaster.png | native_name = Спортмастер | native_name_lang = ru | type = LLC | founded = 1992 | founder = Nikolay and Vladimir Fartushnyaks, Alexander Mikhalsky, and Dmitry Doikhen | hq_location = Moscow | hq_location_country = Russia | key_people = Leonid Strakhov (CEO) | operating_income = {{growth}} 159,5 billion rubles (2023) | net_income = {{growth}} 23,1 billion rubles (2023) }}
'''Sportmaster''' is a Russian chain of sporting goods and clothing stores, founded in 1992. For 2019 Sportmaster had 495 stores in 230 cities in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and China.
== History == In 1992, Nikolay and Vladimir Fartushnyaks, Alexander Mikhalsky, and Dmitry Doikhen founded the Ilion company to supply German Kettler sports simulators to Russia.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=История компании "Спортмастер" - ТАСС |url=https://tass.ru/info/6950047 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=TACC |language=ru}}</ref>
In 1995, the first "Kettler-Sport" store was opened in Moscow, where Kettler fitness equipment was sold.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Спортмастер |url=https://www.forbes.ru/profile/sportmaster |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Forbes.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
In 1996, Sportmaster was registered as a trademark under which future stores were opened.<ref name=":0" />
In 1997, the Sportmaster Group of companies was founded.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-02-25 |title="Спортмастер" занялся самовывозом |url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/550278 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=www.kommersant.ru |language=ru}}</ref> In the same year, the first store with the name "Sportmaster" was opened.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-10 |title=Николай и Владимир Фартушняки: история создания крупнейшей спортивной сети «Спортмастер» |url=https://www.klerk.ru/materials/2024-12-10/nikolay-i-vladimir-fartushnyaki-istoriya-sozdaniya-krupneyshey-sportivnoy-seti-sportmaster/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Клерк |language=ru}}</ref>
In 2003, Sportmaster created the O'STIN casual clothing brand, which became a separate company in 2005.<ref name=":0" />
In 2005, the Ilion company was liquidated, and Sportmaster LLC took its place.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2023-07-12 |title=Кубок «Спортмастера»: за два года дивиденды основателей сети превысили 82 млрд рублей |url=https://www.forbes.ru/milliardery/492263-kubok-sportmastera-za-dva-goda-dividendy-osnovatelej-seti-prevysili-82-mlrd-rublej |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Forbes.ru |language=ru}}</ref> thumb|Sportmaster in Mega Family Shopping Centre (2017, Novosibirsk) By the mid-2000s, Sportmaster had more than 100 stores in Russia.<ref name=":0" />
In 2011, the first Sportmaster store opened in Kazakhstan, and in 2013, another opened in China.<ref name=":0" />
In 2019, Sportmaster had 495 stores in 230 cities across Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and China. The number of employees was 23,000.<ref name=":0" />
In 2023 and 2024 Sportmaster entered the Forbes ranking of the "100 largest companies in Russia by net profit", ranking 68th and 98th respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=100 крупнейших компаний России по чистой прибыли — 2023. Рейтинг Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.ru/biznes/497814-100-krupnejsih-kompanij-rossii-po-cistoj-pribyli-2023-rejting-forbes |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Forbes.ru |language=ru}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=100 крупнейших компаний России по чистой прибыли — 2024. Рейтинг Forbes |url=https://www.forbes.ru/biznes/521880-100-krupnejsih-kompanij-rossii-po-cistoj-pribyli-2024-rejting-forbes |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Forbes.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
In 2023, Sportmaster entered the Uzbek market by opening its store in Samarkand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=«Спортмастер» вышел на рынок Узбекистана {{!}} New-Retail.ru |url=https://new-retail.ru/novosti/retail/sportmaster_vyshel_na_rynok_uzbekistana/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=new-retail.ru |language=ru}}</ref>
== Owners and management == Founders are Nikolay and Vladimir Fartushnyaks, Alexander Mikhalsky, and Dmitry Doikhen.<ref name=":0" />
Leonid Strakhov has been the General Director in Russia since 2003.<ref name=":1" />
In 2019, Dmitry Doikhen left the business.<ref name=":1" />
At the end of 2022, Sportmaster was owned by Nikolay and Vladimir Fartushnyaks (30.79% each), Alexander Mikhalsky (30.79%), and Leonid Strakhov (7.63%).<ref name=":1" />
== Financial indicators == {| class="wikitable" !Year !Revenue, billion rubles !Net Income, billion rubles |- |2012<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=ООО «Спортмастер» |url=https://companies.rbc.ru/id/1057747320278-ooo-obschestvo-s-ogranichennoj-otvetstvennostyu-sportmaster/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=РБК Компании |language=ru}}</ref> |{{Increase}} 58,1 |{{Increase}} 5,4 |- |2013<ref name=":2" /> |{{Increase}} 69,1 |{{Decrease}} 4,4 |- |2014<ref name=":2" /> |{{Increase}} 81,1 |{{Decrease}} 1,8 |- |2015<ref name=":2" /> |{{Increase}} 86,8 |{{Increase}} 6,9 |- |2016<ref name=":2" /> |{{Increase}} 91,9 |{{Increase}} 12,3 |- |2017<ref name=":2" /> |{{Increase}} 96,2 |{{Increase}} 14,7 |- |2018<ref name=":0" /> |{{Increase}} 107,4 |{{Increase}} 15,6 |- |2019<ref name=":2" /> |{{Increase}} 112,4 |{{Decrease}} 8,4 |- |2020<ref name=":2" /> |{{Decrease}} 101,8 |{{Increase}} 10,3 |- |2021<ref name=":2" /> |{{Increase}} 129,1 |{{Increase}} 13,6 |- |2022<ref name=":1" /> |{{Increase}} 139,6 |{{Increase}} 22,9 |- |2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sportmaster increased annual revenue by 14.3% |url=https://tadviser.com/index.php/Company:Sportmaster?ysclid=m4wtuw1r7p16390334 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=TAdviser.ru}}</ref> |{{Increase}} 159,5 |{{Increase}} 23,1 |}
== References == <references /> Category:Russian brands Category:Retail companies of Russia