Kickz.com GmbH has appointed Marijn van Dommelen as managing director, according to FashionUnited UK. The executive took up his position on August 1 at the helm of this Munich-based basketball specialist.
Marijn van Dommelen leaves Zalando, the Berlin-based online retailer, where he had worked for five years. According to his LinkedIn profile, his last role there involved managing strategic partnerships. Before Zalando, he had spent more than five years at Nike, notably at the Dutch site in Hilversum and in Suède, where he worked with retail partners such as Zalando, Sports Direct and Intersport.
A retail foundation before taking the helm
This dual experience, on both the demand side and the supply side, outlines a profile shaped by both facets of the sporting goods trade. Kickz has belonged since mid-2023 to the 11Teamsports group, a team sports specialist based in Satteldorf. L'enseigne offers basketball-related products as well as sneakers and streetwear from brands such as Adidas, Nike, Von Dutch and Pegador.
On the operational side, Kickz runs its own online shop in 13 European markets and has three physical stores in Allemagne, in Berlin, Hambourg and Munich.
In a message, Marijn van Dommelen described the mission ahead of him as exciting, with the ambition of consolidating the business and making Kickz « la destination basketball de référence en Europe » (the go-to basketball destination in Europe), bringing enthusiasts together around the right products, the right expertise and the right experiences.
