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Brett Thurber & Karen Wiener.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our September magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How much of your square footage is dedicated to apparel, and how strong of a category is it? What are your key challenges and best practices with apparel sales?

Tagged State of Retail / From the Magazine

LEXINGTON, S.C. (BRAIN) — HLC will close its facility here and consolidate operations at its Nevada distribution center while also reducing its number of brands.

Tagged Distributor news
Christina Hsu and Jochim Aerts.

TAICHUNG, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Belgian Cycling Factory opened an office here that will focus on sourcing, R&D support, and other facets for its four brands.

VIENNA (BRAIN) — Woom announced it had the best six months in its 12-year history with a 41% increase in revenue.

Tagged Earnings/Financial Reports

CHICAGO (BRAIN) — SRAM will open a new facility in the Varese region of Italy next year. The facility will be home to chainring spider manufacturer Ochain, which SRAM acquired in July.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — After a decline in Chinese bike imports in June, the industry made a sudden 128% increase in July, likely in a bid to get ahead of a triple-digit tariff that was expected to take effect in early August, but which the Trump administration delayed at the last minute.

Tagged Tariffs
Getty image of bicycle in India.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The U.S. mass market bike industry began looking to India as a supply source this year, with U.S. bike imports from the country — while still small relative to other major nations — up 98% in value this year through July, according to figures released Thursday.

Tagged Tariffs

PORTLAND, Ore. (BRAIN) — Backcountry.com has acquired Velotech Inc, the parent of e-commerce retailers BikeTiresDirect, Western Bikeworks, and TriSports. 

Tagged Mergers, Acquisitions & Investments
A lugged DH prototype photograhed during a Pinkbike visit in June 2024.

MORGAN HILL, Calif. (BRAIN) — Specialized Bicycles is closing its California Auburn Innovation Center that opened last year and moving employees there to the brand's primary headquarters to enhance collaboration.

MANNING, South Carolina (BRAIN) — Perfection Industrial is auctioning machinery, tools and other equipment from Kent International's BCA factory here.

Mary T. Boyle.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — Twenty-seven members of Congress filed a brief to an appeals court to support reinstating the three Consumer Product Safety Commission members who were fired by President Trump after objecting to staff firings.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — China-made helmets and bike trailers with aluminum frames will remain exempt from a 7.5% Section 301 tariff through the end of November.

Tagged Tariffs
Roman Arnold.

KOBLENZ, Germany (BRAIN) — Canyon founder Roman Arnold is returning to an operational role at the company on Sept. 1 as Nicolas De Ros Wallace, who has been CEO, steps down.

PITTSBURGH (BRAIN) — Dick's Sporting Goods net sales increased 5% year-over-year in the second quarter, and the big-box brand raised its full-year outlook while announcing its

Tagged Earnings/Financial Reports

HEERENVEEN, Netherlands (BRAIN) — Accell Group announced it will close its factory here by the end of the first quarter next year, resulting in the loss of about 160 jobs. Afterward, production will take place in Hungary with assembly in Dijon, France.

MÜHLTAL, Germany (BRAIN) — Riese & Müller informed retailers Monday morning that it is unable to ship e-bikes to the U.S. because of the new U.S. import rules placing a 50% tariff on steel used in e-bikes.

Tagged Tariffs / Electric bike

LA CRESCENTA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Specialist distributor Euro-Asia Imports is closing down after more than 50 years selling mostly high-end parts for road, touring and fixed gear bikes.

Tagged Distributor news

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (BRAIN) — The state's first solar-powered e-bike charging and rental station opened in Somerville on Thursday that's part of a collaboration between Metro Mobility and the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA).

Tagged Electric bike
Bunch Bikes imports steel-framed e-cargo bikes.

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The steel used in e-bikes, indoor trainers, exercycles and some hand tools is now subject to the Trump administration's Section 232 tariffs, which are up to 50%.

Tagged Tariffs

LAKEWOOD, Calif. (BRAIN) — Tern Bicycles is collaborating with used e-bike marketplace Upway to offer a trade-in program at U.S. dealers.

Tagged Electric bike

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