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Posted July 22, 2013
Swarm works with desktop and mobile apps

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (BRAIN) — POS providers including Ascend, CAM Commerce/Retail Star, CounterPoint, Edge Hosted/Local, Microsoft Dynamics and Quickbooks are now compatible with analytics provider Swarm to give shop owners a more detailed picture of what’s happening in their stores.

Posted July 22, 2013

ROANOKE, VA (BRAIN) — QRide Inc, which produces QR code based emergency identification products, has hired Colorado-based SportDeb as an independent rep firm.  

Posted July 22, 2013

PARIS, France (BRAIN) — Shimano is claiming victory in the 2013 Tour de France. 

Posted July 22, 2013

KENT, WA (BRAIN) — Richard Armaly of Rochester Hills, Mich., was the winner of Raleigh Bicycle's "Win a Trip to Bike DealerCamp" giveaway, the bike company announced Monday.

Armaly won an all-expense paid four-day trip to the event, which is being held July 25-27 in Deer Valley, Utah.

Posted July 22, 2013
BOULDER, CO (BRAIN) — Hydration product brand Nuun is sponsoring a sweepstakes on Facebook to promote its sponsorship of Trek Travel.
 
Posted July 22, 2013
Nicola Pettenò

TORINO, Italy (BRAIN) — 3T has made two key appointments within its senior management team.

Posted July 22, 2013

OLNEY, IL (BRAIN) — Quality Bicycle Products will distribute Magura suspension, brakes and spare parts and the distributor will also repair forks and brakes for the German brand, Magura recently announced. 

Posted July 22, 2013
Updated with MSRPs
The seatstay bridge on the Spot Wazee

GOLDEN, CO (BRAIN) — Spot Brand has launched a new line of what it calls "street bikes" — urban bikes that use the Gates CenterTrack belt-drive drivetrain. The bikes also feature internally geared hubs.

Posted July 22, 2013
Photo courtesy QBP

OGDEN, UT (BRAIN) — QBP’s Steve Flagg has lassoed some 200 dealers and their staff for the company’s annual Saddle Drive—a three-day event to show off its 2014 line of bikes and accessories.

Posted July 19, 2013

AGOURA HILLS, CA (BRAIN) — With a full-service coffee shop, ample seating and a cozy den, JRA Bikes and Brew is more than just a retail store. Owners Vince and Tamera Gest opened JRA in May with the intention of creating a community hangout.

Posted July 19, 2013

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA (BRAIN) — Paying spectators at the CrossVegas cyclocross race will be able to attend the final hours of the Interbike trade show this September, the show's organizers announced this week.

Posted July 19, 2013

LAGUNA HILLS, CA (BRAIN) — Bicycle Retailer & Industry News is launching a weekly email newsletter that will deliver the top industry headlines published on our website directly to your inbox. 

Posted July 18, 2013

LAGUNA, CA (BRAIN) — To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Tour de France, Bicycle Retailer will provide fans of professional cycling a weekly infographic on which cyclist and team are leading the social media race.

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