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News briefsGiant Bicycle imports from Taiwan blocked by US customs
The Taiwanese bike manufacturer faces US import restrictions following allegations of forced labor at its production facilities.
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News briefsGiant Group says stock overhang also weighs on Q1 sales results
The ongoing strained situation in the bicycle industry also has an impact on the sales results of the leading Taiwanese bicycle manufacturer Giant Manufacturing Company Ltd in the first quarter of 2024. The continued large-scale reduction in inventories in Europe and North America and the reluctance to place orders on ...
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ArticleGiant Group H1 down in the west but up in China
In the first half of 2023, Taiwan’s bicycle producer Giant Group reached consolidated overall sales of NT$42.58 billion (€1.22 billion). A 5.4 percent drop compared to the first six months of last year, but one region showed a strong sales performance.
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ArticleGiant Q1: Overstock harming sales in the West
Inventory reductions in the European and North American markets, as well as the higher year-on-year comparison base, have had a direct impact on the first quarter results of bicycle producer Giant Manufacturing Company Limited (Giant Group). The Taiwanese company had to swallow a 9.6 percent sales drop compared to the ...
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ArticleMunich bike retailer Alpha Bikes parts ways with Specialized, opens Giant flagship
Since founding Alpha Bikes in 1992, owners and CEOs Gerhard Wagner and Daniel Castro have worked hard to create an indispensable bike community in the German city of Munich. When they teamed up with Specialized in 2008, they even gave up their own brand. That was the year they opened ...
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ArticleGiant Group achieves another annual record despite two-digit profit drop in Q4
Taiwan’s leading bicycle producer Giant Group has achieved a second consecutive sales and profit record. Year on year, 2021 sales rose another 17 percent to 81.8 billion Taiwan dollars (€2.59 billion). Net profit after tax rose 19.8 percent to a record TWD 5.93 billion (€197.94 million). This positive result is ...
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ArticleGiant Group sets further sales and profit records in 2020
For fiscal 2020, Taiwan’s largest bicycle manufacturer, Giant Group, reports total sales of New Taiwan Dollars 70.01 billion (€2.08bn-$2.45bn). This is an increase of 10.3 percent compared to the previous year. Rising global demand for both traditional and e-bikes also led to record profits. At TWD 4.95 billion (€147.29m-$173.43m), profit ...
