Retail

Posted October 26, 2007

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BRAIN)—Louis Garneau opened its first “mini-boutique” at Lombardi Sports in the City by the Bay.

Posted October 23, 2007

WHEAT RIDGE, CO (BRAIN)–Wheat Ridge Cyclery is expanding its reaches into the world of fitness.

The Wheat Ridge Cyclery Fitness Center will feature yoga, spin classes and various other cardio and core related classes.

Posted October 17, 2007

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—To generate maximum staff interest and credibility, the all-new Selling Cycling 2008 program will feature industry veterans with special expertise, training shop sales people and mechanics about what they know best.

Posted October 16, 2007

SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN)--A dispute between Specialized and a retailer with five stores in the hyper-competitive San Diego market sparked a lawsuit in June over $412,000 in inventory that’s either been sold or is still on the floor.

Posted October 16, 2007

BATAVIA, IL (BRAIN)—The inaugural Sigma Dealer Rebate Program has proven to be a huge success.

Posted October 16, 2007

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)–Trucking more than 100 Maestro suspension mountain bikes across the country in two large trailers to demo sites in eight different cities in five weeks may sound like a daunting task, but the crew of Giant Bicycle’s “Ride Maestro Tour” isn’t phased one bit.

Posted October 16, 2007

BOULDER, CO (BRAIN)—Following its most successful season ever in 2007, with over 1300 participating retailers and 75 supplier brands, Selling Cycling is undergoing a thorough upgrade for 2008, with all-new content in every area.

Stop by the SmartEtailing booth at Interbike for retailer program details.

Posted October 16, 2007

SAN JOSE, CA (BRAIN)—Bike Spring Bicycle Shop, a Specialized concept store, has filed for bankruptcy so that the owner can reorganize his operations.

Posted October 16, 2007

Boulder, CO (BRAIN)—SmartEtailing recently announced that it is partnering with Norco, Canada's largest bicycle and accessories supplier, to bring SmartEtailing's Web site services to bicycle retailers in the English-speaking provinces of Canada.

Posted October 16, 2007

MISSION VIEJO, CA (BRAIN)—Matt Ford of Rock N’ Road Cyclery and Scott Tedro of Team Sho-Air have teamed up to offer this sponsorship contest to one man and one woman to race for Team VeloSport for the 2008 season.

Posted October 16, 2007

NEW YORK, NY (BRAIN)—Cadence Cycling and Multisport Centers opened its Manhattan training facility and began giving media-exclusive tours earlier this week.

Posted October 16, 2007

SEYMOUR, CT (BRAIN)—Thule is expanding its business-to-consumer e-commerce presence with a dealer-fulfilled sales program powered by Shopatron.

Posted October 16, 2007

COSTA MESA, CA (BRAIN)—The National Bicycle Dealers Association (NBDA) will offer its one-day educational seminars in six different markets this year, up from five last year, stretching from late October into late January of next year.

Posted October 16, 2007

BY JASON NORMAN

SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN)—A dispute between Specialized and a retailer with five stores in the hyper-competitive San Diego market has sparked a lawsuit over $412,000 in receivables.

Posted October 16, 2007

BY MEGAN TOMPKINS

SAN JOSE, CA—Bike Spring Bicycle Shop, a Specialized concept store, has filed for bankruptcy so that the owner can reorganize his operations.

Posted October 16, 2007

SAN DIEGO, CA (BRAIN)—Mike Simmons, owner of Bicycle Warehouse in San Diego, is in intensive care after being hit by a car while riding his bike Saturday. He suffered a broken neck, ribs, leg and wrist.

Posted October 16, 2007

NEW YORK, NY (BRAIN)--Does a week in Senegal or Ghana talking shop with bicycle retailers about marketing and sales issues and back shop inventory control sound like a great weeklong vacation? If so the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) has a $2,300 vacation package to sell you.

Posted October 16, 2007

ST. LOUIS, MO (BRAIN)-The Biking Solution (TBS), the industry’s leading provider of marketing, operational, and training tools, is now offering their services to the best bike retailers in America, regardless of brand.

Posted October 16, 2007

DENVER, CO (BRAIN)--The folks at BikeSource are opening their seventh site as a Specialized concept store.

Posted October 16, 2007

SAN JOSE, CA (BRAIN)—Bike Spring Bicycle Shop closed its Mountain View store on Sunday, Sept. 30.

On Monday, Oct. 1, Bike Spring filed a motion with the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of California, to convert its previous Chapter 11 reorganization to Chapter 7 liquidation.

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