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Posted May 17, 2023

ATLANTA (BRAIN) — Wahoo Fitness says it has eliminated all its debt with a recapatilization from new and current investors. 

Posted May 17, 2023

TAIPEI (BRAIN) — Taiwanese bike makers Giant Group, Ideal Bike Corporation and Merida Industry Co., LTD each released their first-quarter earnings reports this month.

Posted May 16, 2023
Molly Lehman.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our May magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: What kind of benefits and perks — if any — are offered at your shop? Which benefits are the most meaningful for recruiting and retaining staff?

Posted May 15, 2023

TAIPEI, Taiwan (BRAIN) — Giant Group has ended plans to invest about $20 million to take about a third share in Stages Cycling because the companies were unable to reach definitive agreements on the deal, according to documents Giant has filed with the Taipei stock exchange.

Posted May 15, 2023

Between record high inventory levels and record low sales, spring can't get here soon enough. So where the heck is it?

Posted May 11, 2023

MONTREAL (BRAIN) — Several bike retailers are telling BRAIN they are displeased with Lightspeed’s decision to unify its point-of-sale software with its payment processing software.

Posted May 11, 2023

WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling about 2.2 million Peloton bikes because of a fall-and-injury hazard because the seatpost assembly can break.

Posted May 11, 2023

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (BRAIN) — Leatt Corporation experienced a swift decline in first-quarter revenue compared with its record-breaking prior year period with CEO Sean Macdonald citing "supply chain dynamics" and "challenging stocking and inventory issues."

Posted May 10, 2023
In Zwift case, Wahoo asks to redact information about trainer market and its financial condition.

ATLANTA (BRAIN) — Wahoo Fitness has reached a settlement with a Nevada inventor who sued the company in 2015 alleging that its Kickr trainer infringed on his patent. The inventor’s suit against Foundation Fitness (the owner of Stages Cycling) also is close to a settlement. 

Posted May 9, 2023
The brand will restore product pricing to pre-pandemic levels.

SAN MATEO, Calif. (BRAIN) — GoPro Inc. first-quarter revenue decreased 19.4% year-over-year, but founder and CEO Nicholas Woodman said the company exceeded expectations for product and subscription service demand.

Posted May 9, 2023
Mr. Otter was up for selfies at the show.

MONTEREY, Calif. (BRAIN) — Organizers of the Life Time Sea Otter Classic say total attendance at this year's show was 76,500, up from 71,000 last year and with a significant increase in the number of corporate brands and exhibitors at the event's expo.

Posted May 9, 2023

MALLABIA, Spain (BRAIN) — Orbea has doubled its workforce in the last three years and now has more than 1,000 employees, with 80% of the in Spain's Basque Country.

Posted May 5, 2023
Lizard Skins is celebrating 30 years in business this year.

WESTPORT, Conn. (BRAIN) — Compass Diversified (CODI), the owner of Boa, Lizard Skins, PrimaLoft and other brands, had net sales of $542 million in its first quarter, up 6% from the same quarter last year.

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