Sporting goods retailer operating 90+ stores across Greece and Cyprus
Cosmos Sport is a multi-banner sporting and athleisure retailer operating 90+ physical stores and 9 e-commerce properties across Greece and Cyprus, with over 1,500 employees. The company has been a JD Sports Fashion subsidiary since 2021. Tech stack is retail-operations focused—Dynamics NAV, SQL, Python, Power BI, and Tableau for internal analytics—paired with Meta, Google Ads, and Instagram for channel marketing. Hiring is heavily sales-skewed (77% of open roles) and junior-heavy, with acute pain points around inventory management and store profitability, suggesting an operational scaling challenge typical of multi-location retail.
Cosmos Sport is a privately held sporting goods and athleisure retailer founded in 1982 on Crete, Greece. It has grown from a single store to a multi-brand operation spanning six banners (Cosmos Sport, JD Sports, Sneaker10, Sports Factory, SlamDunk, RunDome), 90+ physical stores, and 9 e-commerce platforms across Greece and Cyprus. Since 2021 acquisition by JD Sports Fashion Plc., the business has expanded to over 1,500 employees. The company focuses on customer satisfaction, product quality, and sports culture, with active expansion including new store openings (e.g., JD Sports in Xanthi, Sneaker10 in Serres) and internal training initiatives.
Core operations: Dynamics NAV, SQL, Excel, Power BI, Tableau. Analytics: Google Analytics, GA4, Looker Studio. Design: Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign. Digital marketing: Meta, Google Ads, Instagram, LinkedIn.
Top pain points: out-of-stock management, excess inventory, store profitability, and staff scheduling optimization. Current projects target inventory shortages, store productivity, and KPI achievement.
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