Jo Beckendorff

TAICHUNG, Taiwan -Giant Manufacturing Co, Ltd. announces a new brand structure to consolidate resources and function as a parent company of multiple business units and brands. According to the Giant statement the new strategy implies "To shift from building a strong brand to building a strong brand portfolio".

MAGDEBURG, Germany - Urwahn Engineering GmbH - a spin-off of the Magdeburg University - is introducing a 3D-printed Chromo steel frame targeting the use in city e-bikes.

STUTTGART, Germany - The multichannel bicycle and outdoor retailer Internetstores GmbH again reports expanding sales to 373 million euro in 2019. Including 2019, Internetstores claims an average growth rate of over 30 percent per year from 2017 onwards.

REHAU, Germany - Car parts manufacturer and polymer & plastics expert Rehau AG announced the termination of its e-bike brand Nuvelos.

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Just before the opening of the world's leading sporting goods trade show 'Outdoor by Ispo' in Munich last Sunday, 26 January, the Swedish transport system specialist Thule Group AB announced holding its own brand experience shows. As x

PLOCHINGEN, Germany - Increasing pressure by webshops on a sporting goods sector in Germany that's already facing difficulties, make for tough market conditions.

BOCHOLT, Germany - In its from 1 November to 31 October running fiscal year 2018/19 German omni-channel distributor Rose Bikes GmbH achieved a total turnover of 102 million euro.

BRUSSELS, Belgium - Urban e-bike start-up Cowboy SA announced an investment round via British crowdfunding platform Crowdcube. The brand's community of approximately 45,000 registered fans can step in exclusively as of today via the company's website. The crowdfunding campaign for the public will start on 12 December.

TÄBY, Sweden - In the first half of 2019 safety products supplier MIPS reported hiking results. However, the harsh US import tariffs on Made in China products slowed down sales in the third quarter. The Swedes still are confident about the overall 2019 financial results and the outlook for 2020.

SCHWEINFURT, Germany - Last September the board of directors of KTM Industries AG already proposed to change its name to Pierer Mobility AG to end the confusion on the company and brand name with KTM Fahrrad GmbH.