Barmer Enterprises has acquired Bike America, which owns seven bike stores in Palm Beach and Broward counties in South Florida, according to Randy Bring of Transworld Business Advisors, which brokered the sale. Established in 1970 in Boca ...
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Online UK bike retailer Wiggle announced that Stefan Barden will succeed Humphrey Cobbold as chief executive of the company. Barden, who was most recently CEO of food distribution company Brakes Bros, is a former CEO of Northern Foods and ...
Tags: Transportation, bike
First Flight Bicycles —a bike retailer that also manufactures Mountain Goat Cycles and operates an online and brick-and-mortar mountain bike history museum —?has added the legendary Hi-E component brand to its offerings. First ...
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Bikeian, a McLennan, TX, retailer formerly known as Bicycles Outback, field for voluntary Chap.7 bankrupcty last month. The business, which generated revenues of $872185 in 2012, owes $371,015 to unsecured creditors. The top trade creditors ...
Tags: Texas Bike, Sporting Goods
Cleveland-area retailer Eddy’s Bike Shop has expanded its North Olmsted location, doubling in size to more than 10,000 square feet. It’s the second expansion for the store, which grew to 5,000 square feet from 3,000 four years ...
LEWISVILLE, NC (BRAIN) — Recumbent bike retailer Neighborhood Transportation is closing after six years in business as owner Bruce Hermann contends with health issues. Hermann was struck by a motorist while riding his recumbent four ...
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PORTLAND, OR (BRAIN) — Online bike retailer Universal Cycles has donated $15,000 to the Northwest Trail Alliance for trail building in the Portland area. Northwest Trail Alliance is a?nonprofit mountain bike advocacy and trail ...
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EVANSTON, IL (BRAIN) - Wisconsin's Wheel & Sprocket, the BRAIN Gold Star Retailer owned by Chris Kegel, is opening its first location in Illinois, taking over the space being vacated by Evanston's Ten 27 Cycles, formerly Turin Bicycles. ...
Editor's note: The following piece was written by Tom Demerly, writer and photographer for Felt Bicycles, for his blog. It has been edited for length. Poorly administered sponsorships are like showing too much cleavage at a dinner party. ...
Tags: Felt Bicycles, administered sponsorships, Low-level sponsorship
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