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Dorel calls special shareholders’ meeting for going-private transaction
The shareholders of Montréal-based Dorel Industries , the parent company of Cannondale, GT, Schwinn and other bike brands, will hold a virtual extraordinary meeting on Jan. 12 to vote on the offer by Cerberus Capital Management to take the company private at a price of CAD14.50 per share. ...
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UK bike sales up by 60% since March
Retailers in the U.K. have seen bicycle sales increase by 60 percent since March, while e-bike sales have more than doubled. These and other figures are featured in The Impact of COVID-19 on the UK Cycling Market in 2020, an 89-page account of cycling industry sales and growth during the ...
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News briefsEuropean bike sales to jump 47% by 2030
A new forecast from CIE (Cycling Industries Europe) , CONEBI (Confederation of the European Bicycle Industry) and ECF (European Cyclists’ Federation) , three industry groups based in Brussels, has predicted that Europeans will buy an extra 10 million bicycles per year by 2030. This would represent an increase of ...
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News briefsWorld Cycling Forum 2021 takes place during IAA Motor Show in Munich
The World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry ( WFSGI ) revealed that the next edition of the World Cycling Forum ( WCF ) will take place on Sep. 9-10, 2021 during IAA Mobility (Sep. 7-12) at Messe München ’s International Congress Center (ICM). Following the relocation ...
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The Italian bicycle market will post record sales in 2020
According to data from ANCMA (Associazione Nazionale Ciclo Motociclo Accessori ), the sector’s trade association, bicycle sales in Italy are expected to increase by 20 percent this year as compared to 2019. The pandemic provided the primary drive for the growth, followed by the mobility bonus that was allocated ...
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News briefsEntire Austrian territory now covered by RECCO’s search technology
The Swedish rescue technology company RECCO has reported that Austria is the first country in the world to fully cover its entire territory with RECCO SAR detectors . Searches will be carried out jointly by the Austrian Air Police ( BMI ) and the Austrian ...
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Staff changes at Groupe Rossignol in Austria
The Austrian branch of Groupe Rossignol has announced a series of staff changes. Sandro Aichner , sales manager of Rossignol Austria at the Innsbruck office since 2011, will assume responsibility for the Dynastar , Lange , Look and Kerma brands on top of Rossignol. The previous ...
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ArticleGoPro's DTC approach drives profits
The American action camera specialist managed to post a profit for the third quarter thanks to a more intense direct-to-consumer (DTC) approach and strong sales of new products, which helped boost total revenues by 114 percent to $280.51 million. Analysts expected revenues of $234.5 million. GoPro ’s net income ...
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ArticleVista Outdoor’s shares soar on good results and upbeat guidance
Vista Outdoor, which includes brands such as Bell, Giro, Camelbak, Camp Chef and Bushnell Golf, saw its stock rise by 8 percent after posting strong results for the second fiscal quarter ended Sep. 27. It also released a positive outlook for the next quarter. Sales surged by 29 percent to ...
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Thule Group joins Science Based Target Initiative
With the ambition to further reduce its greenhouse gas emissions, the Thule Group has joined the Science Based Targets Initiative . With this step, Thule is setting even clearer goals for its ongoing long-term efforts to reduce its own greenhouse gas emissions and those of its suppliers. Joining the ...
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ArticleBike boom boosts Shimano's earnings
Shimano ’s sales for the first nine months of the year were down by 2.0 percent from the year-ago period to 264,174 million yen (€2.16bn-$2.53bn), hampered by lockdowns around the world in response to Covid-19. However, sales started to improve during the second quarter due to the soaring popularity of ...
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News briefsPOC creates Aspired Collective to support and protect passionate talents
POC , founded in 2005 in Sweden, has created the Aspired Collective , an approach which the brand calls “a new pathway for POC to promote and grow talent in snow sports and cycling.” Focused on the brand’s safety and protection mission, the Aspired Collective is designed to give athletes, ...
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ArticleAnalyis: The coronavirus cycling boom – how are brands keeping momentum going?
All over Europe cycling boomed during lockdowns as gyms and swimming pools were temporarily shuttered and group sports were banned. As winter moved into spring and then summer, and full quarantines were relaxed in some areas, people emerged from their homes and took to their bikes as a means of exercise or commuting, encouraged by World Health Organization advice to consider cycling instead of taking public transport for essential journeys.
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Lucky Bike wins German Shop Usability Award
Lucky Bike , a German bicycle trading company founded in 1994 with 29 stationary stores in Germany, won the “ Shop Usability Award ” in the category Sport Outdoor for its online shop. The Shop Usability Award has been presented annually since 2008 to e-commerce entrepreneurs, agencies and ...
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News briefsRussian retailers experience a soaring demand for e-bikes and mountain bikes
During the Covid-19 pandemic, the demand for e-bikes in Russia has nearly doubled, while mountain bikes maintained their popularity, Electra Bicycle Company Russia China , the exclusive distributor of Electra bikes in Russia, estimated. ”This year, due to warm weather, the bike season in Russia has begun ...
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Zimtstern and Swiss Bike School cooperate
Returning to its roots in Switzerland, Zimtstern , the German-based bike clothing specialist, has entered into a long-term cooperation with the Swiss Bike School . The riding instructors from the school will be wearing Zimtstern’s mountain bike clothing with immediate effect. A special Teacher Edition has been designed for this ...
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The Cycle Show and London eBike Festival will be held in June 2021
The organizers of The Cycle Show and London eBike Festival have confirmed that the new dates for the combined shows will be June 25-27, 2021. The events will be held at Alexandra Palace in north London. The trade shows were expected to take place in April 2021, and have been ...
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Maloja acquires 100 percent of producer VioModa
This summer, Maloja Clothing , a German manufacturer of functional cycling, mountain and winter sports apparel, acquired the second half of the holding company VioModa GmbH , located in Dornbirn, Austria, for an undisclosed price. Now owning 100 percent of the company, Maloja is also fully in charge ...
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News briefsInternetstores adds CBO to management team
Internetstores has added a chief brand officer (CBO) to its management team. Alongside Dr. Hans Dohrmann , Thomas Spengler , Raid Naim , Olivier Rochon and Martin Netinder , Frank Aldorf is now part of the company’s management board. In his new function as CBO, Aldorf ...
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Eurobike Spezial 2020 canceled
Organizer Messe Friedrichshafen has canceled the Eurobike Special 2020 event scheduled for Nov. 24 - 26 due to the current situation and the resulting restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Messe Friedrichshafen will automatically reimburse visitors for purchased tickets via the payment method chosen at the time of ...
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