Shimano Starts 09 with Major Sales Drop
The restraint of the global bike industry during the first quarter of 2009 has had its effect on the Shimano results. The Japanese component maker ...
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JD Components Follows Up on Forks Recall with Flying Doctor Teams
Last week voluntary recalls were announced in the United States for Trek and Cannondale bikes fitted with uni-crown head shock suspension forks ...
<b>Poland 2008:</b> Bike Sales Flattening
WARSAW, Poland The high euro, falling sales, but some export growth in 2008 overall not a very optimistic picture for the Polish market. Domestic ...
Messe Munich Explains Reasons for Bike Expo
The ZEG has nothing to do with it. Europes biggest dealer cooperative is nor co-organizer or conceptual partner of the new Munich Bike Expo which is to ...
Crisis Hampers Internationalization of Portuguese SportZone
The major Portuguese sports retail chain SportZone that is also selling bikes and bike products, is feeling the pinch of the economic crisis. Not only ...
Intercycles France in Flames
The factory of SN Intercycles SA caught fire Sunday July 26. The damage is considerable and, as reported by a local newspaper, the bike factory
<b>USA 2008:</b> Bike Market Not Immune to Recession
It started in the US with the bankruptcy of Lehmann Brothers, one of the country's biggest banks. And it looks as if the United States is being hit the ...
Fire Destroys Dutch Bike Stock
A major fire destroyed the former Union bicycle factory last Friday evening. The building housed several companies among them Westerman Logistics that ...
Arcandor/Karstadt Applies for Rescue Loan
Last Friday Arcandor AG, owner of (among other companies) Karstadt and Karstadt Sport department stores in Germany which sell a wide variety of bikes ...
US Market Struggles with High Inventory
After the first nine months of 2009 warehouses were still stacked with all sorts of bikes in the United States. Little is known about the situation in ...