BH Bikes has hired industry veteran Gene DiMenna as national sales manager. Gene DiMenna has 27 years in the cycling industry and has managed national sales for Trek, and globally for LeMond and DeFeet brands. Steve Lindenau, CEO of BH ...
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In cash-strapped times even cycling parents may consider economising when it comes to buying a bike for their child; after all, they’ll outgrow it in a few years. But here’s the thing: you don’t get forever to sell ...
Fox Factory Holding Corp. reported that sales for the third quarter increased by $9.4 million, or 12.9 percent, to $82.3 million, compared with the same period last year. The growth was largely driven by mountain bike and powered-vehicle ...
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Dorel's recreational and leisure business rebounded from a disappointing second quarter, officials told investors Thursday morning during a third-quarter earnings call. "However, the IBD channel is being cautious on preseason inventories ...
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Being a viable alternative to Shimano is not easy for the small Taiwanese company MicroShift. Not only is it in the prototyping stages of its own electronic drivetrain development, but it recently invested in a huge forging machine for cog ...
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KORE, a longtime mountain bike brand with early roots in Southern California's dirt scene, is enjoying a resurgence in sales as a growing list of bicycle companies again spec the iconic company's products. The list includes well-known ...
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Hearing from dealers that Chain Reaction or Wiggle is offering products below wholesale is not a phone call any supplier wants to field. So when Stan's OE sales manager Mark Hillam started with the company, one of the first things on his ...
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Easton-Bell Sports' cycling product sales declined $4.5 million in the quarter that ended Sept. 28, and CEO Terry Lee indicated much of the loss came from the Easton cycling division, which he called "troubled." In a call with investors ...
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Advanced Sports International, parent company of Fuji, SE, Kestrel, Breezer and Oval Concepts, has hired Ellen Johnson as its senior product manager. Johnson comes to ASI with more than 30 years working in product and business development ...
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IBD merchandise sales fell 11 percent in September to land at $252 million, and units were down 13 percent compared to the same period in 2012 according to Leisure Trends Group's RetailTrak IBD sales summary. About 167,000 bicycles were ...
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Quality Bicycle Products hopes to get more shop employees on its Foundry brand of carbon bikes and is extending special pricing to retail employees. Most Foundry models are being offered at 25 percent below wholesale during the months of ...
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Fizik says its new Thar saddle line was specifically designed for use on 29er mountain bikes. The company said the Thar saddles have rails that are 25 mm longer than usual, with the extra length added to the rear. That allows the saddle ...
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Bicycle Retailer & Industry News' staff is now working on its annual Industry Directory. The annual Directory is the most complete industry list, with more than 1,900 companies and nonprofit groups serving the industry's retailers. This ...
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Spot Brand has hired 19-year bicycle industry veteran Adam Williams as sales director. Williams worked as a sales rep, tech rep and demo tour manager for Rocky Mountain Bicycles; he also helped start and grow Golden Bike Shop, a local ...
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Q-Outdoor, a division within Quality Bicycle Products, has cobbled together two assortments of outdoor products for bike shops to consider bringing in as a seasonal buy. The selections include 'cross and fat bike-related accessories. ...
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