How does Electra Bicycles turn a tidy profit marketing products to a nonenthusiast customer base the rest of the industry is largely content to ignore? Electra Marketing Director Elayne Fowler knows. But aside from a few tantalizing hints, ...
Tags: Electra Markets, Bicycles, bike geek
Denmark - Fredericia Theatre is using an extensive selection of DPA microphones to capture the audio for a very special musical production of the Disney classic Aladdin. All of the cast members are using DPA d:fine Headset Microphones, ...
Tags: microphones, Headset, audio
TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — From red to green, the cadre of former Marzocchi employees who formed DVO Suspension earlier this year seem to be finding it easy being a new color scheme. The company, pronounced "devo," is being led by ...
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Leisure Trends Group projects that IBD sales for the year through September have reached more than $3 billion, up 7 percent compared with the same period in 2011. However, the research firm also said that in ...
UK - Essex-based event production company Event Sound and Light is renowned for the variety of shows, concerts, parties, conventions, conferences and product launches it services. Very careful consideration has to be given to the quality, ...
Japanese rivals Toyota and Honda have tied for top spot against 10 other brands in the third annual JD Power Asia Pacific Australia Customer Service Index (CSI) Study released today. The 2012 study measures the overall satisfaction with ...
Tags: Toyota, Satisfaction, Survey
Ford Motor, Mazda Motor and their Chinese partner Chongqing Changan Automobile will invest an additional $37.3m in their engine plant venture in Chongqing. The move follows increase in Ford's October 2012 sales in China to 48%, compared ...
Tags: Ford, Mazda, Investment, Chinese Engine Plant
PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) — Dealer Tour riders set out on the third and final day of visits in Portland under foggy conditions and temps in the low 40s. But within hours, the clouds cleared bringing temps up to the mid 50s, but no rain. ...
Tags: Portland, Dealer Tour, ride, bike ride, bike path
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (BRAIN) —LTP Sports Group Inc., the new distribution arm of Norco Bicycles, has taken over ownership of Norco dealer John Henry Bikes, a fixture on Vancouver’s North Shore for 20 years, following the ...
Tags: Norco Division, John Henry Bikes, takeover, bike investment
PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) — With 50 percent chance of rain and expected afternoon showers, Bicycle Retailer & Industry News editors and sponsors will likely get a little wet today as they embark on a three-day tour of bike shops in ...
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PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) — Whether it’s dealing in used bikes, specializing in parts and accessories, or serving up beer and coffee and hosting cycling-related events, retailers visited on the first day of the BRAIN Portland Dealer ...
Tags: Bike Retai, used bike, bike industry, bike business
PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN)—While Portland is a commuter market, it also has a thriving mountain bike, tri and road scene. New shops offering only service are also finding success in this crowded retail market, as are Internet-based ...
Tags: mountain bike, road scene, retail market, Internet based businesse
SPOKANE, WA (BRAIN) — Trek and Moots dealer Two Wheel Transit has completed its move from downtown Spokane to a new location in the Washington city’s South Perry Street District. The new shop opened Tuesday, Nov. 13. Two Wheel ...
Tags: Two Wheel Transit, two wheel business, transit, transportation
WALNUT, CA (BRAIN) — Cycling website BikeRoar is offering U.S. dealers free listings to market their businesses, with an eye toward rolling out premium services that would display retailers’ in-stock inventory and pricing as ...
Tags: Cycling website, BikeRoar, online shopper, detailed shop, retailer display
ATHENS, GA (BRAIN) – Organizers of the Southeast Bike Expo say after a successful inaugural year they will hold the show again in February 2013, but are adding a day for dealers only. The dealer day will precede the show, Friday, ...
Tags: Southeast Bike Expo, Consumer Show in Southeast, dealers only