All Shimano articles – Page 2

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    Shimano divests Pearl Izumi to United Sports Brands

    2022-05-09T09:30:00Z

    Califonia-based United Sports Brands (USB), owner of Spalding, Nathan, Shock Doctor and KT Tape, among others, has acquired the bike apparel brand Pearl Izumi from Shimano, the Japanese manufacturer of cycling components, fishing tackle and rowing equipment. USB is a portfolio company of private equity firm Bregal Partners. Besides its ...

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    Shimano maintains guidance as sales growth continues to slow

    2022-04-26T15:39:00Z

    Shimano’s sales in the first quarter of 2022 increased by 13.9 percent compared to the year-earlier to 144,047 million yen (€1,061m), as the growth rate in revenues continued to slow but nonetheless remained strong in the face of supply chain disruptions and logistics difficulties. The company said it is on ...

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    Shimano Europe intends to outsource warehouse activities

    2022-04-03T18:08:00Z

    Shimano Europe B.V., based in Eindhoven, Netherlands, intends to completely outsource its warehousing activities. The proposal has been submitted to the works council for consultation. The outsourcing could result in losing up to 45 jobs at the warehouse in Nunspeet (Netherlands). A social plan will be drawn up for the ...

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    Shimano will continue to sponsor the World Carp Classic

    2022-03-17T07:30:00Z

    Shimano Europe has renewed its agreement as a global sponsor of the World Carp Classic (WCC). Established in 1998, the WCC is the longest-running and biggest carp angling event in the world. The event is operated by U.K.-based Angling Spirit. The 24th edition of the WCC will take place from ...

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    Shimano acquires minority stake in Get Bike Service

    2022-02-10T14:20:00Z

    The Dutch start-up Get Bike Service (GBS) has received a cash injection from Shimano. The amount was not disclosed, only that the Japanese company now holds a minority stake in GBS. GBS says it is “the largest independent service provider in Europe and focuses on the maintenance and repair of ...

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    Shimano with a strong year, but slowing down

    2022-02-09T18:25:00Z

    Shimano’s consolidated revenues went up by 44.6 percent to 546.3 billion yen (€4.14bn) in the financial year ended Dec. 31, recovering from a mere 4.1 percent of growth in the previous year. Still, the company is guiding for an increase of only 6.1 percent in 2022. The group’s operating earnings ...

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    Green awareness provides greater tailwind for bike stocks in 2021

    2022-01-13T12:05:00Z

    2021 had it all: on the one hand, more lockdowns, virus variants, inflation, zero or negative interest rates, supply bottlenecks, political crises, trade and other wars, etc. On the other hand, 2021 experienced a world stock market that trudged steadily upward. This also gave our 2021 cycling stock some major ...

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    Outdoor and bike industry stocks rose by 3.0% in Q4

    2022-01-13T11:58:00Z

    Our quarterly analysis of the outdoor stock market shows a 3.0 percent sequential increase in the average stock prices of 32 public companies primarily involved in the outdoor and bicycle sectors between Sept. 30 and Dec. 31, 2021. This came after increases for most of the same companies of 18.9 ...

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    Shimano’s bicycle segment up 30%, raises forecast

    2021-10-28T06:11:00Z

    While reporting excellent figures for its third quarter ended Sept. 30, Shimano said it was expanding production capacity at its factories in Japan and overseas to respond to the growing global demand for its products, as Covid-19 outbreaks have disrupted both manufacturing and logistics everywhere. Bicycle dealers’ inventories are still ...

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    Outdoor industry stocks declined by 6% in Q3

    2021-10-08T07:26:00Z

    Public companies involved in the outdoor and bike sectors saw their average share value decline by 6.0 percent between June 30 and Sept. 30 of this year, after rising by 18.9 percent during the first quarter and by 13.8 percent during the second quarter. The sector performed a little better ...

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    Excellent results mark the first half of Shimano’s 100th anniversary year

    2021-07-28T08:15:00Z

    Further Covid-related temporary plant and port closures on the one hand, and unabated high demand for bicycle products and fishing tackle on the other, gave Japan-based supplier Shimano Inc. a hard time in the first half of 2021. However, unlike in the first half of 2020 (when the supplier had ...

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    Shimano with new factory in Singapore, new machines in Japan

    2021-07-12T08:11:00Z

    A few weeks ago, Japanese bicycle component manufacturer Shimano Inc. had to close its Malaysian plant, forced by the Malaysian government’s Covid lockdown. The Japanese company now announced that it would invest in a new factory in Singapore and new machinery in Japan. All this is being done with an ...

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    Shimano continues to perform well in Q1

    2021-04-28T11:15:00Z

    Both Shimano’s bicycle components and fishing tackle divisions benefited from the ongoing Covid-19 crisis in the first quarter of its fiscal 2021. Overall, Shimano’s quarterly sales – compared to the first three months of last year – grew 64.4 percent to 126.43 billion yen (€961.6m-$1.2bn). Operating income was ¥32.57 billion ...

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    ​Taizo Shimano appointed new president of Shimano

    2021-03-31T07:20:00Z

    Source: Shimano Taizo Shimano Shimano, the global leader in bicycle components, announced some structural changes at its 114th general meeting of shareholders and the board of directors on March 30. Yozo Shimano, currently serving as the fifth president and the first president from the third generation of ...

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    Shimano launches centennial website and announces executive changes

    2021-03-24T20:52:00Z

    Shimano is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year with a new centennial website and photobook, which look back at the company’s product and technology achievements. Founded in 1921 by Shozaburo Shimano, the company has now grown to employ more than 11,000 people. The centennial website features photos and videos of ...

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    Shimano reduces water use and pledges plastic reduction

    2021-02-11T18:07:00Z

    In its latest “ESG Sheet,” the company’s annual report on environmental, social and corporate governance initiatives, Shimano said it would reduce water consumption in its factories by about 7 percent by 2020, continuing a trend that began at least four years ago. The Japanese company that develops, produces and globally ...

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    Shimano reports a good year

    2021-02-09T17:17:00Z

    Despite restrictions across the world in response to Covid-19, interest in bicycles and fishing boosted demand for Shimano’s products. The Japanese company’s sales in 2020 were up by 4.1 percent from 2019 to 378,040 million yen (€2.98bn-$3.61bn), while net income increased by 22.5 percent to ¥63,472 million (€501.2m-$606.5m). The gross ...

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    Pierangelo Zanetta, former Shimano executive and EFFTA president, has died

    2021-02-01T16:54:00Z

    Pierangelo Zanetta, the former managing director of Shimano Europe Fishing Holdings, has died after a long illness. Zanetta was an important figure in the global fishing tackle industry. In 2007, while working at Shimano, he joined the board of the European Fishing Tackle Trade Association (EFTTA). He was elected president ...

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    Shimano Blue to provide neutral support at all A.S.O. pro races

    2021-01-24T19:41:00Z

    On the occasion of its centennial, Shimano has announced an expanded partnership with the Amaury Sport Organization (A.S.O.), the organizer of prestigious stage races such as the Tour de France, the Vuelta, Paris-Nice and the Critérium du Dauphiné, as well as prestigious one-day classics such as Paris-Roubaix, Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Flèche Wallonne ...

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    Outdoor industry stocks among the winners of 2020

    2021-01-07T13:49:00Z

    While the outdoor industry had a very difficult start of the year in 2020, when the pandemic forced Europe and America to adopt strict lockdowns, it bounced back significantly in the summer when restrictions were lifted, as people looked to escape crowds in the outdoors. The combined market capitalization of ...