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

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

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

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.

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.
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.
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.
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.