CLUBSTORES.NL

What CLUBSTORES.NL does

CLUBSTORES.NL (legal entity: Clubstores Sport) is a Dutch online sports retailer founded in 2015 and headquartered in Hendrik-ido-ambacht, Netherlands, operating under the trading name Clubstores.nl. The company specializes in Mizuno indoor sports footwear (volleyball, basketball, handball, badminton, korfball, squash, hockey, and table tennis shoes) and Errea team clothing, with a self-described position as the official Mizuno specialist for the Netherlands and Belgium. Its product catalog includes named Mizuno performance models (Wave Lightning Elite, Wave Momentum, Neo Jump, Wave Luminous, Wave Dimension, Wave Stealth, Wave Voltage), Errea apparel, protective gear (knee pads, arm sleeves), socks, and sport bags, sold primarily through direct-to-consumer e-commerce.

The company's principal differentiator is its white-label "verenigingsshop" (club store) platform, under which it sets up free branded webshops for sports associations where members can order club clothing with pre-applied logos, numbers, and sponsor marks. The platform supports 20+ named sports clubs across volleyball, basketball, and beach volleyball, and is paired with an in-house clothing printing service for customization. Distribution is built on a Dutch e-commerce storefront with PostNL/DPD shipping, free delivery over €79 within the Netherlands, an appointment-only physical showroom, multiple payment methods (iDEAL, PayPal, credit card, Riverty, iDEAL in3), and WhatsApp-based customer service.

The business model is a hybrid of one-time D2C product sales, custom club store services, and professional printing services, all priced on a unit basis. The company holds a Webshop Keurmerk trust certification, an 8.7/10 Kiyoh customer rating across 1,082 reviews, and dual-country geographic reach (Netherlands and Belgium). Ownership is private, no external funding is disclosed, and the company operates with a micro-team of 1-10 employees.

Name

CLUBSTORES.NL

Legal name

Clubstores Sport

Website

https://clubstores.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CLUBSTORES.NL is a Dutch online sports retailer serving the Netherlands and Belgium as the official Mizuno specialist and Errea team clothing dealer, operating a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform and a white-label club store (verenigingsshop) service for amateur sports associations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Specialty Sports Retail

NAICS

Shoe Retailers (4582), Sporting Goods Retailers (459110)

SIC

Retail-Shoe Stores (5661), Retail-Apparel & Accessory Stores (5600)

akta.pro primary industry

Team Sports Equipment & Uniforms Retail (CRAMABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Soccer/Football Footwear & Apparel Retail (CRAMACAC)

Keywords

• Indoor sports footwear
• Volleyball equipment retail
• Team sportswear dealer
• Club store webshops
• Custom apparel printing

Headquarters

HQ city

Hendrik-ido-ambacht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: One-time product sales of sports clothing and footwear through e-commerce platform. Products include volleyball shoes, team clothing, accessories from brands like Mizuno and Errea.
2. Club Store Services: Custom club shop services for sports associations, providing dedicated branded stores where club members can order custom club clothing with pre-applied logos
3. Custom Printing Services: Own clothing printing service for customization of numbers and club/sponsor logos on sports apparel

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Clubstores.nl is an online sports retailer that sells Mizuno indoor sports shoes (volleyball, basketball, handball, badminton, squash, table tennis) and Errea team sportswear and accessories through its own webshop for the Netherlands and Belgium. In addition, the company operates a Club Store service that creates free, custom-branded sub-webshops for sports clubs so their members can order pre-logoed club apparel, supplemented by an in-house printing service for numbers and logos.

Product overview

CLUBSTORES.NL is an online sports retailer specializing as a Mizuno and Errea dealer for the Netherlands and Belgium. The company operates a unified e-commerce platform offering volleyball shoes (Mizuno volleyball, basketball, handball, badminton, and indoor sports shoes), Errea sports clothing, and team apparel. The core offering includes a portfolio of named Mizuno indoor shoe models (Neo Jump, Wave Momentum Elite, Wave Lightning Elite, Wave Luminous, Wave Dimension, Wave Stealth, Wave Voltage) alongside Errea clothing lines. A key differentiator is their club store (verenigingshop) service, which creates customized branded webshops for sports associations where members can order club clothing. Additional products include protective gear (knee pads, arm sleeves) and sports accessories (socks, sport bags). The company also offers custom printing services for team numbers and club/sponsor logos.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mizuno Indoor Sports Shoes Official Mizuno indoor court footwear range sold through the Clubstores.nl webshop for athletes in the Netherlands and Belgium, available in men's, women's, and kids' categories with high-top and standard variants and a dedicated sale section with discounts up to 70%.
• Errea Team Sportswear Branded team apparel from Errea sold to individuals and sports clubs, including shirts, shorts, and accessories in standard and custom-branded configurations.
• Custom Apparel Printing Service Own printing service for customizing purchased sportswear with team numbers, club logos, and sponsor logos, offered to individual customers and as part of club apparel orders.
• Club Store (Verenigingshop) Webshops White-label club store service for sports associations: Clubstores.nl creates a branded webshop per club, populates it with approved apparel, applies logos, and fulfills individual member orders centrally under the club's brand.
• Volleyball Protective Gear Knee protectors and arm sleeves from Mizuno and Errea sold to volleyball players for joint protection, padding, and warmth during matches and training.
• Sports Accessories (Socks, Shorts, Bags) Sport socks, volleyball shorts, and sports bags sold as accessories to complement footwear and apparel purchases, in men's, women's, and kids' sizing.
• Custom Team Apparel Quote Service Quote-based ordering service where clubs and teams request tailored proposals for bulk team apparel, after which the company contacts them with pricing and configuration options.

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MizunocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial Mizuno specialist and dealer for Netherlands and Belgium. Offers full range of Mizuno volleyball shoes, indoor sports shoes, and sports clothing. Exclusive focus on Mizuno products in volleyball footwear category.
• ErreacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial Errea dealer for sports clothing in Netherlands. Offers Errea team clothing, shorts, arm sleeves, socks, and accessories.
• Stichting Webshop KeurmerkminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMember of Dutch Webshop Quality Foundation, providing trust certification and dispute resolution through the Geschillencommissie Webshop.
• PostNLminorOthersPrimary shipping carrier for domestic Netherlands deliveries alongside DPD.
• DPDminorOthersShipping carrier for deliveries alongside PostNL.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• HockeyDirect: Dutch online specialist for hockey equipment, footwear, and apparel. Same playbook as Clubstores.nl — vertical specialization in a single indoor sport category — though focused on field/inline hockey rather than volleyball.
• Badmintonplanet: Dutch online specialist in badminton rackets, shoes, and apparel. Comparable niche-specialist e-commerce model to Clubstores.nl, also offering Mizuno indoor sport shoes to a club and individual consumer base in the Netherlands.
• Voetbalshop.nl: Dutch online retailer focused on football (soccer) club apparel and footwear with club-branded store capabilities. Highly comparable business model to Clubstores.nl, but oriented to football rather than volleyball/indoor sports.
• Team-Pakking: Dutch online shop for custom team sports clothing and printing. Directly competes with Clubstores.nl on custom team apparel and printing services, targeting the same sports clubs and associations.
• Korfbalwinkel: Dutch specialist retailer for korfball shoes, apparel, and accessories. Directly overlaps with Clubstores.nl's korfball shoe category and shares the same vertical specialist e-commerce model.

Broad incumbents

• Intersport: Large multi-brand sporting goods retailer active in the Netherlands and Belgium. Sells many of the same categories as Clubstores.nl (indoor sport shoes, team apparel) at broader scale but without the volleyball specialization or club-specific service.
• Perry Sport / Aktiesport: Established Dutch sporting goods chain offering team apparel and indoor sport shoes. Direct competitor on standard retail SKUs, with significantly larger footprint but less specialization in volleyball and club-specific ordering.
• Decathlon: Global sporting goods retailer with strong private-label indoor sport shoe lines. Competes with Clubstores.nl on price across volleyball, basketball, handball, and badminton footwear, though without the club store / custom printing specialization.
• Mizuno (Europe / global DTC): The brand owner of Clubstores.nl's anchor product line. A shift by Mizuno toward direct-to-consumer sales in Benelux would directly threaten Clubstores.nl's core assortment and dealer economics.

Emerging players

• ClubCollect: Dutch platform that helps sports clubs collect membership fees and manage club operations. Adjacent to Clubstores.nl's club store service — both target sports associations in the Netherlands as a software/services layer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/clubstores
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/clubstores.nl

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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