Tomos Hit by Fire
KOPER, Slovenia (7 January) - in New year's night a warehouse of the Tomos factory in Slovenia burnt down. The entire stock of final products plus some ...
United Bicycles: Working Towards a Restart
MAASMECHELEN, Belgium (January 6) - The receivers of United Bicycles, mrs. Hanssen and Mailleux in Genk are working towards a 'cold' restart, which ...
Early Bird Discount and New Halls at IFMA 2003
COLOGNE, Germany (January 6) - IFMA Cologne 2003 will be held from 11-14 September 2003. The successful early bookers' discount will also offer ...
Rigida France Relieved from Receivership
NOYON, France (December 13) - Rigida SA in Noyon, France has been relieved from its receivership. Rigida MD Jan Willem ten Dam commented that it means ...
Canada Eases Dumping Duties On Chinese Bikes
Canada Eases Dumping Duties On Chinese Bikes OTTAWA, Canada (December 19) - The Canadian government eased the minimum price of bicycles imported from ...
SRAM Announces Major Restructuring in Schweinfurt
SCHWEINFURT, Germany (December 11) - SRAM announces a major restructuring of its facility in Schweinfurt, Germany. The component maker is planning to ...
Trek Purchases Villiger Bicycle
ZURICH, Switzerland (December 10) - Trek Bicycle Corporation and Villiger Sohne AG signed a purchase agreement whereby Trek will acquire Villiger's ...
Zéfal to Restructure Véloland
JARGEAU, France (December 5) - Zéfal decided to take over the ailing Véloland chain for a symbolic amount of € 1 only. Until its receivership earlier ...
Cannondale Ceased Motorcycle Production Temporarily
BETHEL/CT, USA (December 12) - Cannondale closed down its motorcycle production plant at Bedford, Pennsylvania, temporarily, due to poor sales in its ...
Dutch Bike Makers Face Huge Fines
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands (December 3) - Dutch Competition Authority NMa published a report, in which the biggest bike makers in Holland are accused of ...
Zéfal to Restructure Véloland
JARGEAU, France (December 5) - Zéfal decided to take over the ailing Véloland chain for a symbolic amount of € 1 only. Until its receivership earlier ...
Dutch Competition Authority Accuses Bike Makers and Associations of Price Fixing
THE HAGUE, The Netherlands (November 28) - Dutch competition Agency (NMa) published today a report in which the biggest bike makers in Holland are ...
Carrefour Sales Decline 1.5% in Third Quarter
PARIS, France (November 27) - Carrefour saw its group sales decline by 1.5% to € 18,936 million in its third quarter, which ended on September 30, ...
Metro Group Sales Rise in Third Quarter
DUESSELDORFF, Germany (November 27) - Metro Group reported a 7.2% sales increase to € 12.36 billion in its third quarter, which ended on September 30. ...
Wal-Mart Reports Record Sales And Earnings
LITTLE ROCK, AK/USA (November 22) - Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, reported record sales and earnings for the third quarter. Net profit for the ...
Karstadt Reports Structural Over-The-Counter Sales Drop
DUSSELDORF/ESSEN, Germany (November 17) - In its third quarter, which ended on September 30, Karstadt saw its over-the-counter retail sales decrease ...
EU Forgot Bicycles
BRUSSELS, Belgium (November 19) - Upon revision of its DG TREN website, the European Commission left out its bicycle statistics. The same applied to the ...
Giacomelli 3Q Sales Up 69%
RIMINI, Italy (November 15) - Giacomelli Sport Group SpA reported a 69.3% sales jump to € 97.6 million in its third quarter, which ended on September ...