BRAIN Staff

All articles by BRAIN Staff

November 3, 2025

PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — OTTO DesignWorks LLC, the parent of the OTTOLOCK brand, has sold its brand and assets to Pacific Die Casting Corporation (PacDie), a long-time manufacturer for OTTO.

Posted in Industry News
October 22, 2025

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Taiwan's three publicly traded bike factories are reporting their sales were down in September, year-over-year, although Ideal Bike, the smallest of the three, recorded sales closer to flat. 

Posted in International
October 22, 2025

DENVER (BRAIN) — Strava has dropped the patent infringement lawsuit it filed against Garmin 20 days ago.

Posted in Industry News
October 17, 2025
UPDATED with information about a celebration of Anderson's life.

SAN ANTONIO (BRAIN) — Longtime BMX veteran Bernie Anderson, who helped establish and grow the USA BMX organization, died Tuesday. He was 93.

Posted in Industry News
October 15, 2025

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Group is developing a plan to reimburse current migrant workers at its factories for recruitment fees they paid prior to Jan. 1, 2025, when the company began paying its current workers' recruitment fees.

Posted in International
October 14, 2025
Dave Adornato.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our October magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: What are your challenges with theft and cybersecurity? What measures do you take to address them?

Posted in Industry News
October 7, 2025
REI's NYC SoHo location.

SEATTLE (BRAIN) — A week after announcing a strategic plan to employees that would involve difficult decisions to grow sales, REI Co-op said it will close three stores next year, including the New York City SoHo location.

Posted in Retail News
October 7, 2025
Billy Hewes.

BETHESDA, Md. (BRAIN) — President Trump nominated William "Billy" Hewes III to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, replacing Douglas Dziak who recently resigned.

Posted in Industry News
October 3, 2025

MADISON, Wis. (BRAIN) — Pacific Cycle had another round of layoffs last month, with former employees relaying the news on their LinkedIn accounts and one telling BRAIN that tariffs and marketplace changes were the reason.

Posted in Industry News
October 2, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Emerald, the owner of the Outdoor Retailer trade show, announced Thursday that the event will be next held in Minneapolis in August 2026, instead of in Salt Lake City in June as planned.

Posted in Industry News

Pages