FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany - At today's Bike Europe Conference on "Facing The Challenges of Omni-channel" the most striking remark

There's a huge interest for the Bike Europe Conference on Supply Chain Flexibility - Increased Speed to Market that takes place August 30, 2016.

德國，腓特烈港 (Friedrichshafen)－ACCELL集團運籌長Jeroen Both於上週二在腓特列港舉行的Bike Europe供應鏈大會中說到：「合作是未來自行車產業的關鍵。」這種合作是為了促成供應鏈靈活性以讓歐洲市場的速度提升。

MUNICH, Germany - Following this year's soft launch at the world's largest consumer electronics and household appliances trade fair IFA 2023 in Berlin in September, Reebok E-Mobility celebrated its official launch with a large booth at Ispo Munich 2023. Amongst the company's products is a range of 'Assembled in Europe' e-bikes.

SAINT QUENTIN, France - Yamaha Motor Europe has announced that its wholly-owned European manufacturing site in Saint Quentin, France, previously known as MBK Industrie (MBK), has been re-named Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Europe or YMME for short. Besides e-bike assembly, YMME will also start to produce drive units for OEM customers in March 2024.

CHESTER, England - Bikmo, a UK-based specialist cycle and e-mobility insurer has raised £3.4 million (€3.9 million) in a Series A extension round to accelerate European expansion and drive product innovation. The specialist insurer currently protects over 75,000 riders in the UK, Ireland, Germany and Austria through strategic partnerships with brands such as British Cycling, Cyclescheme and folding bike specialist Brompton.

HEERENVEEN, The Netherlands - Accell Group has appointed Tjeerd Jegen as CEO and Chair of the Management Board. Starting 1 November 2023, Jegen who has 25 years' experience in retail companies, will succeed Juan de Ochoa, who has been interim CEO since Ton Anbeek left the company earlier this year.

VIENNA, Austria - Despite the insolvency reorganisation of Gleam Technologies and the public call for investors by company founder Mario Eibl, the company has failed to avoid bankruptcy. According to an official statement published last Friday, the insolvency has been changed to bankruptcy proceedings.

JAKOBSTAD, Finland - As a European component manufacturer, Herrmans Bike Components rode a high wave during the corona years. Now the company has entered a new phase where sustainability and a focus on retaining recent market gains are the key focus. "How long will it last until price point makes a difference?" muses CEO Dan Liljeqvist.

MONTIGNY-LE-BRETONNEUX, France - Alltricks, the omni-channel pure-player, has reported a turnover of €219 million in 2022. This represents a 30% increase compared to 2021. This figure includes the activity of Troc Vélo, the first specialised second-hand site that Alltricks acquired in March 2021. Last year, this company has recorded a 65% growth in active classifieds, generating a volume of transactions between individuals of €49 million.

BENTONVILLE, USA - The largest volume seller in the US is investigating opportunities to find new suppliers for some of its product categories including bicycles, in India. Walmart has committed to triple its exports of goods from India to US$ 10 billion each year by 2027.

In 2022, the global e-bike market is poised to hit approximately 36.5 million units expects Yadea, and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of nearly 10% between 2022 and 2030, reaching close to 77.3 million e-bikes by 2030. With this potential in mind, Yadea ventured into the e-bike market five years ago, assembling a technical team comprising top talent from China's Top 5 universities.

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands - 2022 was a historic year for Pon Holdings with sales exceeding €10 billion for the first time in the company's history. The bicycle cluster, Pon.Bike contributed significantly to this following the acquisition of Dorel Sports and the ever-increasing demand for e-bikes. CEO Janus Smalbraak also states that order books are currently full.

CHICAGO, USA - The announcement in February to build a new factory in Taiwan confirmed SRAM's commitment to their largest production base. With the investment, SRAM is expanding its capabilities and capacity in Taichung. A week before the opening of the Taipei Cycle Show, SRAM CEO Ken Lousberg elaborates on their choice for Taiwan and his market outlook for the months ahead.

BORRALHA, Portugal - To meet growing demand for more complex and larger volumes, aluminium frame manufacturer Triangles Cycling Equipments announced a new €30 million investment plan. In two stages, Triangles expects to step up its annual capacity to 450,000 units.

GRENOBLE, France - The commercial court of Grenoble has put the sporting goods retailing giant Go Sport in receivership on 19th January after being notified of its state of cessation of payment. For retailer insiders these problems at Go Sport don't come as a surprise.

The current situation caused by COVID-19 has created a great opportunity for manufacturers of mechanically welded structures within the European Union.

REDDITCH, UK - In its latest financial statement, UK bicycle retailer Halfords reports that cycling sales have dropped to pre-covid levels. Despite stating that "overall revenues are outperforming the market," the cycling division is down 20% year on year to date.

NUNSPEET, the Netherlands - Shimano Europe has announced that it intends to completely outsource its warehouse activities which are now based in Nunspeet, the Netherlands. In a statement the company says, 'the distribution centre in Nunspeet has outgrown its capacity'. A new service provider is yet to be determined, but the move could lead to a loss of up to 45 jobs.

WALNOT (CA), USA - In the run up to the United Nation global climate conference COP26 in Glasgow which starts next Sunday, The Silicon Review named Yadea CEO JiaZhong Wang among the 30 most inspiring leaders this year. The company is said to power the 'Era of Green' with its revolutionary products, including e-bikes.