CORPORATE AND M&A
+++ eBay has completed its acquisition of secondhand fashion marketplace Depop, which will retain its brand, platform and customer experience while gaining access to eBay’s global scale and capabilities
+++ BikesOnline.com has relocated its Southern California headquarters from Carlsbad to San Clemente, combining West Coast fulfillment, a customer showroom and test-ride facilities to support faster delivery and local rider engagement +++
PRODUCT & MARKETING
+++ Brompton and Deutsche Bahn have expanded their German folding-bike subscription to include the Electric C Line powered by e-Motiq for €99 per month, alongside the standard C Line at €41, under a 12-month contract including delivery, insurance and a six-month service check
+++ Fleet Feet and Altra have joined as founding partners of Still Running: 10 Years Apart, a new podcast offering expert guidance and community support for women runners through every stage of life
+++ GoPro has expanded its Mission 1 camera ecosystem with new Creator Edition bundles, a Media Mod, Volta 2 battery grip and firmware update as it prepares to report its first full quarter of Mission 1 sales amid an ongoing strategic review
+++ British Cycling and Lloyds have launched the free eight-week Sofa to Saddle app, aiming to encourage one million more people to cycle by 2028 through guided training and expert-backed support
+++ Decathlon CMA CGM will launch a women’s ProTeam in 2027, integrating it into its NewGen development program to support the next generation of female cyclists with the long-term goal of reaching the UCI Women’s WorldTour +++
RETAIL & DISTRIBUTION
+++ The North Face has permanently closed its Berkeley, California, store – its last retail location in the city that once served as the brand’s headquarters – continuing its reduced retail presence in the San Francisco Bay Area +++
EXECUTIVE CHANGES
+++ Germany-based department store chain Galeria has appointed retail restructuring expert Manuel Farrokh as its first Chief Transformation Officer to lead the department store group’s strategic turnaround program through 2029 +++
LEGAL & INSTITUTIONAL
+++ Temu has rejected the European Commission’s preliminary findings under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation, denying it received market-distorting foreign subsidies while pledging to continue cooperating with the investigation +++
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