GymBeam
GymBeam is a fitness e-shop in Central and Eastern Europe which focuses on selling sports nutrition, healthy foods, fitness clothing, and accessories. Its portfolio includes over 9,000 products of its own production. The company was founded in Slovakia in 2014 by Dalibor Cicman, who serves as the CEO. Since then, it has been based in Košice.
Since its founding, it has expanded into other Central and Eastern European countries. In 2025, it operated in 16 markets, including Slovakia, Hungary, Czechia, Romania, Croatia, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Slovenia, Poland, Germany, Greece, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Switzerland, and Italy.
The company is led by founder Dalibor Cicman, with the management team also including Mária Cicmanová and Róbert Čižmár.
History
Dalibor Cicman came up with the idea to start GymBeam in 2013. The GymBeam.sk website was launched on May 1, 2014, and by December that year, the company had acquired the Slovak brand BodyFit, which it gradually transformed into GymBeam. Its first own product was the Magnum protein.In February 2015, GymBeam expanded into the Hungarian and Czech markets. By 2017, the company had established its headquarters on Rastislavova Street in Košice, where it also built its own sports nutrition warehouse covering an area of 7,740 m2 which is planned to be expanded. That same year, GymBeam migrated to the Magento 2.0 system and won the Shop of the Year award from Heureka.sk, continuing to receive additional awards in the competition every year since.
June 2018 saw the launch of its first sub-brand, BeastPink. In August 2019, GymBeam secured a Slovak e-commerce investment worth 6 million euros through the CrowdBerry platform.
In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, GymBeam adapted to changing demand by expanding its portfolio with vitamins, home workout accessories, and long shelf-life foods.
The year 2021 was marked by further development, as the company automated its logistics, launched a new pick-up zone in its central warehouse, and purchased production lines for its own products. Additionally, it launched an internal platform called Boxpi, which connects e-commerce with payment and delivery methods and van drivers transporting goods across borders within the CEE region. That year, GymBeam also aired its first television commercial in Slovakia.
Achievements
- 2015: winner of the MastersGate competition, Jumpers category
- 2017: 1st place in the Shop of the Year ''2017 competition, Quality Award category: Sports Nutrition and Quality Award category: Sports and Fitness.
- 2018: Dalibor Cicman ranked in the Forbes 30 under 30 list, GymBeam 1st place in the Shop of the Year 2018 competition, Quality Award category: Sports Nutrition, Popularity Award category: Sports and Fitness, and Quality Award category: Sports and Fitness.
- 2019: 1st place in the Shop of the Year 2019 competition, Quality Award category: Sports Nutrition and Quality Award category: Sports and Fitness.
- 2020: 1st place in the Shop of the Year 2020'' competition, Quality Award category: Sports Nutrition, Popularity Award category: Sports and Fitness, and Quality Award category: Sports and Fitness.
- 2021: 2nd place in the ranking of the best customer service e-shops in Slovakia.
- 2022: 1st place in the Shop of the Year Quality Award for Sports Nutrition and 2nd place in the Quality Award category for Sports and Fitness.
- 2023: 1st place in the Shop of the Year Quality Award, Sports Nutrition category.
- 2024: 1st place in the Shop of the Year Quality Award for Sports Nutrition and 2nd place in the Quality Award category for Sports and Fitness.