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Finally, after two years, Macintosh Retail Group has sold its struggling Halfords retail chain for bicycles as well as bike and automotive P&A to Halfords MD Peter-Jan Stormmesand. - Photo Macintosh

Dutch Halfords Sold to Management

VEENENDAAL, The Netherlands - Finally, after two years, Macintosh Retail Group has sold its struggling Halfords retail chain for bicycles as well as...

Halfords is changing its brand policy and recently added Peugeot to our bike portfolio. - Photo Halfords

Halfords NL Changes Brand Strategy with Peugeot

VEENENDAAL, The Netherlands - Halfords in The Netherlands (not related to Halfords UK) is busy with the restyling of the shops in the Netherlands. As...

The world’s biggest retailer in sporting goods (including bikes) is investing USD130m in opening up a retail chain in India.

Decathlon Allowed To Start Retail Chain in India

NEW DELHI, India - The world's biggest retailer in sporting goods (including bikes) is investing USD130m in opening up a retail chain in India. The...

Thierry Fournier, President of industry association CNPC, said: ‘Sales declined in 2012, but obviously cycling is increasing in all segments.’ - Photo Isabelle Leboeuf

French Market Down, But E-Bikes Are Up

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

Sweden 2012: Rapidly Shifting Towards Sportive Bikes

Sweden 2012: Rapidly Shifting Towards Sportive Bikes

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - The Swedish bike market has always been typified as rock solid, with annual sales numbers only changing marginally. But the 2012...

Norway 2012: Cycling Market Remains Sports Only

Norway 2012: Cycling Market Remains Sports Only

OSLO, Norway - The 2012 bicycle season started positively with an all-time high for sales volume in the first quarter, due to a fantastic March. But...

Next Acquisition by Pon Holdings

Next Acquisition by Pon Holdings

ALMERE, the Netherland - Pon Holdings, owner of Derby Cycle, Gazelle and Cervelo, announced today its next and 4th take-over in the bike sector. The...

Mifa Ownership Changed Hands

Mifa Ownership Changed Hands

The ownership of unit wise the biggest bike maker in Germany - Mitteldeutsche Fahrradwerke AG; better known as Mifa - changed recently. The company...

XXL Sport Aims To Become Biggest Sports & Outdoor Retailer in Nordic Countries

XXL Sport Aims To Become Biggest Sports & Outdoor Retailer in Nordic...

With the opening of four more stores in Norway and two in Sweden XXL Sport has made its ambitions abundantly clear; the megastore retail chain aims...

<b>Switzerland 2009:</b> Sales Up while e-Bikes Boom

<b>Switzerland 2009:</b> Sales Up while e-Bikes Boom

According to the statistics of the countrys cycling industry association, Velosuisse, 349,900 new bicycles were sold in Switzerland last year. Thats...