REMARKABLE BRAND LOYALTY FROM UNION
NIEUWLEUSEN, Netherlands (16 january) - Though Dutch Union bicycles (65.000 units) may seem no more than a crumb on world scale, the restart after ...
Karstadt-Quelle AG doubles e-commerce sales in 2001
ESSEN, Germany (15 January) - In 2001 Karstadt-Quelle AG increased its turnover in 2001 with 4% to a total of € 15.9 billion. These sales include ...
EU Legislation Forces Bike Industry To Review Communication
LUDWIGSBURG, Germany (January 9) - Since January 1, 2002 consumers are offered improved and harmonised legal protection against faulty goods including ...
China to Buy Euros for Foreign Reserves
BEIJING, China (January 7) - The European Commission has received its biggest compliment after the successful launch on January 1 of the new European ...
Stronglight sponsors Maxxis
ST.ETIENNE, France (10 January) -Stronglight components (chainrings, cranksets, headsets) will sponsor the Maxxis Mountainbike team duringthe oncoming ...
Plans To Separate Halfords UK From Mother Boots Co. PLC
LONDON, UK (January 3) - According to a recent report in the UK Newspaper Sunday Telegraph, Boots Company PLC is about to turn England's biggest bicycle ...
Dutch Biggest PTW Retail Chain Declared Bankrupt
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (January 3) - Dutch Euro Motorcycles Group NV including its chain of 'Safe Motors' stores has been declared bankrupt by the court ...
Accell Buys Winora with New Shares
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (December 20) - Dutch Accell Group NV announces that it has issued 290,000 new shares through a private placement. The total ...
Shimano Distribution in Norway
NUNSPEET, Netherlands (December 19) - From 1 January 2002 on Shimano will be distributed in Norway by a new company, Hallman A/S, belonging to the ...
Changes at Raleigh, Univega and Diamondback in Germany
RIEMERLING, Germany (December 19) - Opened last October the German Univega sales office will close on December 31. The newly formed Raleigh Univega GmbH ...
Changes in Dutch Bike Retail Scene
VEENENDAAL, Netherlands (December 17) - Dutch bicycle retail chain Bikeworld is putting all its shops and formula up for sale. Bikeworld was not able to ...
Bankruptcies and Troubles in Czech Industry
PRAGUE, Czech Republic (December 13) - The present situation in the bicycle industry in the Czech republic is short of dramatic. The 11 September events ...
Moore & Large Restructure
DERBY, UK (December 11) - Moore & Large, bicycle wholesalers (brand label: Emmelle) will restructure their business. According to a Bicycle Business ...
UK News: Concept Cycling Grows
MANCHESTER, UK (December 11) - Concept Cycling, the Manchester-based bicycle manufacturer, did well during the past season. After record sales in 2000, ...
COLIPED Elects New Officers
BRUSSELS, Belgium (December 6) - At its General Assembly in Brussels on 29 November 2001, the COLIPED (Comite de Liaison des Fabricants Europeens de ...
Correction on New GSP Tariffs
The news on new GSP Tariffs published on our website last week was not completely correct. In the article, it was stated that, as from January 1, 2002, ...
EU Anti-Dumping Legislation Stay In Force Despite China and Taiwan WTO Membership
BRUSSELS, Belgium (November 30) - The World Trade Organization membership for Taiwan and China will have fewer effects on their exports to Europe than ...
Dutch Bike Maker Union Restarts
NIEUWLEUSEN, Netherlands (November 28) - Larcom, a social employment enterprise has taken over the activities of the bankrupt Dutch bicycle factory ...