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Decathlon aims to increase its downtown presence through the cooperation with the Manor Group. - Photo Jo Beckendorff

Decathlon starts shop-in-shop pilot in Swiss department store Manor

BASEL, Switzerland - To expand its sports range, the Manor Group will open a stationary shop-in-shop concept in its 59 Swiss department stores with...

Rose Bikes meets Engelhorn Sports (from left to right): Engelhorn Sports MD Armin Weger, Rose Bikes Director New Business & Retail Cooperation René Scheilen, Rose Bikes MD Marcus Diekmann and Engelhorn MD and shareholder Fabian Engelhorn. – Photo Engelhorn

Rose Bikes joins Germany's largest sports retailer in promising shop...

BOCHOLT, Germany - Omnichannel bicycle distributor Rose Bikes GmbH announced a trading model cooperation with the country's largest sports store...

Former McKinsey consultant Bastiaan Hagenouw started six years ago in the bike business. Now, as IBG CEO he sold 15 of the company’s Hans Struijk Bikes stores in the Netherlands. – Photo Bike Europe

Benelux Bike Retail Landscape Changes Significantly

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands - International Bike Group (IBG) has sold 15 of its Hans Struijk Bikes stores in the Netherlands. The company holds on to...

After heavy losses in 2013 and 2014, the retail chain that operated over 150 outlets with a turnover of some 100 million euro in 2008 restarts. – Photo Bike Europe

Halfords NL Restarts with 45 Stores

VEENENDAAL, the Netherlands - The trustees handling the bankruptcy of Halfords NL have reached agreement with the Halfords franchisees on a restart...

The most important segment for IBDs in the US - the 27 inch, 700c category - is showing a slow, steady decline. – Photo Bike Europe

US Market Heading for 'Mediocre year

ALLENTOWN, USA - Despite the fact that during the first nine months of 2014 the US imports of bicycles increased by almost 11 percent, "The overall...

90 wholly owned Halfords stores remained closed today; the 28 franchise-outlets are open. – Photo Tweewieler

No Restart for Halfords NL

VEENENDAAL, The Netherlands - Halfords NL is not making a restart as yet. The administrators handling the bankruptcy of Dutch retail chain announced...

Next to SportXX, Go Sport and Hervis Sports STMI members are also Forum Sport from Spain and Twinner International from France. Photo Sport XX

Buyers Group for Bikes and Sporting Goods Expands

ZÜRICH, Switzerland - Swiss sporting goods retail giant Sport XX - a subsidiary of the country's conglomerate Migros Group - announced to become a...

Equity firm Riverside took over Y. International, a Tokyo-based bicycle retailer with 29 stores, and wants to widen the chain’s sales footprint outside Tokyo. – Photo Jo Beckendorff

Japan Bike Retail Chain Taken-Over by Equity Firm

TOKYO, Japan - Private equity firm The Riverside Company has acquired Y. International, a Tokyo-based bicycle retailer with 29 company-owned stores...

Sweden's Bike Market Sees Continued Growth

Sweden's Bike Market Sees Continued Growth

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Cycling is growing in popularity in Sweden. A recent survey published by trade association 'Svensk Cykling' indicates that 19% of...

French Market Can't Match Last Year's Growth

French Market Can't Match Last Year's Growth

PARIS, France - The number of bicycles sold dropped below the 3 million threshold: 2.9 million bicycles were sold on French soil in 2012; a 9% drop...