Fred Clements: Sales tax reform gaining momentum
A blog by NBDA executive director Fred Clements.Editor's note: This blog post was written by Fred Clements, executive director of the National Bicycle Dealers Association. Clements' previous blog posts...
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QBP launches new magazine for dealers
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products has introduced a new monthly magazine for dealers, titled Call Up, to update them on fresh product, emerging categories, tech advice and business...
View ArticleUSA Triathlon produces women’s webinar series
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BRAIN) — On the heels of the vote to include triathlon as the next NCAA Emerging Sport for Women, USA Triathlon has launched the Women in Sport Webinar Series. The series...
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Cooper joins PeopleForBikes in membership role
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Charlie Cooper, former president of research firm Leisure Trends Group, joins the senior management team at PeopleForBikes this week as vice president of membership and...
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Intense debuts store-in-store program
LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (BRAIN) — Intense Cycles has installed its first store-in-store display at Southern California’s RockNRoad Cyclery, featuring custom flooring, handmade display platforms, window...
View ArticleSport Chalet bucks soft holiday sales to post Q3 profit
LOS ANGELES (BRAIN) — Despite lackluster holiday sales due to unseasonably mild winter weather in the Western U.S., Sport Chalet’s fiscal third quarter was its most profitable quarter since 2007, the...
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BRAIN crew takes its talents to South Beach
MIAMI (BRAIN) — Bicycle Retailer & Industry News editors and sponsors roll out Tuesday morning on a three-day tour of bicycle stores in Miami for the first BRAIN Dealer Tour of 2014.The BRAIN...
View ArticleHydrapak hires sales agencies for retail push
OAKLAND, Calif. (BRAIN) — Hydrapak has brought aboard eight sales agencies as the maker of hydration packs and bottles prepares for an expansion into specialty outdoor and running retail.Hydrapak has...
View ArticleFox 2013 sales climb 15 percent to $272 million
SCOTTS VALLEY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Fox Factory Holding Corp.’s sales for the year increased 15 percent, or $36.1 million, to $272 million, and its fourth-quarter sales were also up 15 percent to $65...
View ArticleAdventure Cycling offers youth scholarships to promote touring
MISSOULA, Mont. (BRAIN) — Adventure Cycling Association is accepting submissions for its new Youth Touring and Leadership Scholarship, with two candidates selected to participate in one of the...
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3T recalls Cervélo bikes with Aduro Aero bars
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BRAIN) — In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada, 3T has announced the recall of 2012 and 2013 Cervélo P5 bicycles fitted with 3T...
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Wheelbuilding automation pays off for J&B
MIAMI (BRAIN) — J&B Importers has handbuilt wheels since the Miami-based distributor was founded in 1971. In the early days, current vice president Ben Joannou Jr. and a friend would spend...
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Selling bikes in the Capital of Latin America
MIAMI (BRAIN) – Rolling from The Mutiny Hotel in Coconut Grove on a balmy 75-degree morning, the BRAIN Dealer Tour immediately got a taste of what cycling in Miami is like. We made our way north along...
View ArticleShimano sales rise 10 percent in 2013
OSAKA, Japan (BRAIN) — Unfavorable weather in Europe and North America was countered by strong sales in China and a growing service parts business in all markets to drive Shimano’s sales 10 percent...
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'Eric’s Big Day': VeloPress’ lighthearted children’s tale
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Eric’s Big Day: A Bicycle Race Unlike Any Other, Rod Waters’ book for children ages 4 to 8, tells the whimsical story of a boy who helps wayward bike racers as he pedals to...
View ArticleCereal maker Post buys PowerBar from Nestle
VEVEY, Switzerland (BRAIN) — The iconic brand PowerBar has a new owner—Post Holdings, the maker of Grape-Nuts, Post Raisin Brand, Honey Bunches of Oats and other foodstuffs. Nestle SA sold the brand,...
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Memorial ride honors fallen O.C. cyclist, shop employee
IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — Some 200 to 250 cyclists and Southern California industry representatives turned out early Wednesday for a memorial ride and ceremony to honor Joseph Robinson, a local bike...
View ArticleTriSports.com donates product to help at-risk youth
TUCSON, Ariz. (BRAIN) — Continuing its support of Exceeding Expectations, which encourages at-risk youth in San Bernardino, Calif., to pursue a positive path in life through the sport of triathlon,...
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For bike retailers, Miami's not just humid. It's saturated
SOUTH MIAMI, Fla (BRAIN) — From the sunny parking lot of Mack Cycle & Fitness, Mary Jane Mark points across Sunset Drive, the street where more than a half century ago her father built a store that...
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