All Bike & eBike articles – Page 67
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ArticlePierer buys Felt from Rossignol, enters non-e-bike market and North America
The Rossignol Group has agreed to sell its American brand Felt Bicycles to the Pierer Mobility Group, a European leader in “powered two-wheelers,” including motorcycles and e-bikes, based in Austria. Rossignol explained the move with a desire to focus its bike operations on mountain bikes sold under the Rossignol brand, ...
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News briefsCorratec invests in additional production facility in Romania
After a long search, German bicycle brand Corratec has found a perfect site for another European production facility. As early as February 2022, the first Corratec-branded bicycles and e-bikes are expected to roll out of an existing factory site with several factory buildings measuring around 30,000 square meters each on ...
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ArticlePorsche continues to invest in e-bikes
After presenting its first e-bike under the Cyklær brand name with partner Storck Bicycle, the Gravel Racer, at Eurobike this year, Porsche is now acquiring a majority stake in e-bike manufacturer Greyp Bikes. The German sports car manufacturer’s venture capital unit, Porsche Ventures, has already held around ten percent in ...
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News briefsBig Gear Show in Utah announces dates for 2022
The Big Gear Show (TBGS) has announced the date for its next event. The U.S. multi-category trade show for the paddlesports, cycling, climbing and camping markets with fully integrated demos will return to Deer Valley Resort in Utah on Aug. 2-3, 2022. The debut of TBGS in Deer Valley last ...
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News briefs40th B.O.C. store in Germany is e-bike-only
With its 40th store in Germany, multi-channel bicycle retailer Bike & Outdoor Company GmbH & Co. KG (B.O.C.) is opening its first B.O.C. e-bike-only store on Nov. 25. It has a total area of 1,000 square meters and is located in an industrial park northeast of Lingen (Ems). In total, ...
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News briefsFrankfurt and Friedrichshafen exhibition companies sign partnership agreement
On Nov. 17, 2021, the Frankfurt and Friedrichshafen trade show companies officially signed their previously announced partnership focusing on innovative mobility. Messe Frankfurt has a 49-percent stake in Fairnamic GmbH, a joint venture that will pool the two partners’ expertise in urban mobility and general aviation and promote the global ...
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News briefsAdidas opens first European Terrex flagship store in Munich
In its first Terrex flagship store in Europe, Adidas is implementing for the first time a store design based on more sustainable materials and focusing on environmentally conscious equipment and apparel. The 370-square-meter store is located at Sendlinger Straße 18 in Munich, Germany. The company said that the integration and ...
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Life Time and Sea Otter Classic unveil new summit event for outdoor and bike executives
Sea Otter Classic and its new owner since August 2021, Life Time Group, have announced a brand new global gathering of outdoor industry executives: the Sea Otter Classic Summit, April 5-7, 2022, in Monterey, California, just prior to the Sea Otter Classic. The Summit is open to a limited number ...
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Oeko-Tex partners with brand protection company to track plagiarism
In a move to protect its trademark from infringements, Swiss company Oeko-Tex has entered a partnership with Berlin-based software firm Sentryc that offers an AI-based cloud solution that scans more than 120 international online marketplaces for product piracy and brand abuse. According to Oeko-Tex, thousands of potential misuse cases have ...
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ArticleLeatt with the next sales and profit record
South African two-wheeler protective equipment manufacturer Leatt Corporation, which trades over-the-counter (“OTC”) in the U.S., has set further records for sales and net profit in the third sales quarter of the current fiscal year 2021. Q3 results were not only the best in the company’s history but also marked five ...
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News briefsKinetiXx Sports creates head of division position
Source: KinetiXx Matthias Faller Gloves specialist W+R Pro, based in Metzingen, Germany, appointed Matthias Faller as head of division for its KinetiXx Sports brand, a newly created position. Faller will be responsible for the German-speaking and international markets. For the last years, Faller had been sales manager ...
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ArticleSupply bottleneck slows Bike24’s third quarter
German e-commerce cycling, running and swimming sports retailer Bike24 Holding AG, which has been listed on the stock exchange since mid-2021, reported good sales growth and continued high demand for its third quarter of the current fiscal year 2021. However, due to the “persistently tense situation on the sourcing market,” ...
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News briefsHövding strengthens German and Austrian markets
Swedish brand Hövding is strengthening its presence in the German-speaking market through a new partnership with Alpina Sports, part of the German Uvex Group. Sales of Hövding airbags for cyclists have increased significantly in Germany in recent years. The new business model is designed to provide an even stronger presence ...
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News briefsSchwan-Stabilo calls on employees worldwide to become socially involved through sport
The Schwan-Stabilo Group, which owns the brands Deuter, Maier Sports, Ortovox and Gonso, has called on all its employees worldwide to cover a distance of 60,000 km – the distance between all company locations added together, and a total of 1.5 times around the world – virtually together in sports. ...
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ArticleGood first semester for stock market newcomer USWE despite delivery problems in Q2
For the second quarter of 2021, ended Sept. 30, Swedish company USWE Sports AB, which was founded in 2007 and went public on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market on June 24 this year, reported an increase in net sales to 12.8 million Swedish kronor (€1.28m-$1.46m). Operating income before depreciation ...
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ArticlePolartec Apex Award winners 2021 range from startups to global giants
The Milliken & Company brand Polartec has just announced the winners of its 2021 Apex Design Awards for creative use of the company’s fabrics and design. Every year, a panel of expert judges selects the most outstanding products made with Polartec fabric technologies. The list of winning products represents the ...
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News briefsEndura’s tree planting project passes two-million mark in Africa, plants new forest in Scotland
Claiming to be still ahead of target, Endura has just reported new numbers of its One Million Trees project. By now, there were two million trees planted in a degraded mangrove forest in Mozambique, which is providing employment for the local community and helps offset the company’s carbon footprint. Additionally, ...
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News briefsDecathlon Germany unveils ambitious business plan, with cycling and outdoor as key pillars
According to its just-launched 2022 to 2026 business plan, Decathlon Germany aims to more than double its sales to a total of €2.5 billion by 2026. To achieve this, the company wants to transform itself from a specialist sports retailer to a holistic sporting goods platform, according to information from ...
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News briefsGOA launches nonprofit trade association for independent U.S. retailers
The Grassroots Outdoor Alliance has launched a new nonprofit trade association to share and collect data and support mid-sized, independent American outdoor retailers within the industry. The new Indie Outdoor group is open to all brands and organizations in the U.S. that serve the independent outdoor industry, including rep groups ...
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News briefsEY honors von Dewitz with Entrepreneur of the Year Award
EY Germany, part of the globally active audit and advisory group Ernst & Young Global Limited (EYG), has awarded Antje von Dewitz, CEO of German brand Vaude, with the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award. The award was given out for the 25th time to the best owner-managed medium-sized companies ...
