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IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — The National Bicycle Dealers Association's new program, P2 Launch, is being positioned as an entry-level version of the dealer organization's Profitability Project (P2), a peer-to-peer program intended to help retailers increase profitability.
DURANGO, Colo. (BRAIN) — Erik Saltvold of Erik's Bikes, Board and Ski is the latest guest on a special podcast series produced by Verde Brand Communications and BRAIN.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (BRAIN) — 718 Cyclery, a small shop that has developed a big reputation with regional adventure riders and others, is launching a new side business online, The Bike Bag Market.
BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — On Monday, BRAIN and Verde Brand Communications launched the first in a series of podcasts devoted to the evolution of the bike market and cycling community.
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (BRAIN) — Spinlister, which started as a peer-to-peer bike-share platform in 2012, has been reborn with technology that can help IBDs dip a toe into the micromobility boom.
DEL MAR, Calif. (BRAIN) — The industry is moving ever closer to a long-held goal of creating a standardized mechanic certification.
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — REI Co-op had record sales in 2018 of $2.78 billion, up 6 percent over the prior year. The co-op also said it added more than 1 million new members last year, bringing its total membership to 18 million.
DURANGO, Colo. (BRAIN) — Ryan Atkinson, co-owner and president of SmartEtailing.com, sees click-and-collect retail as the opportunity to reconnect consumers to stocking retailers.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (BRAIN) — A 67-year-old woman has been charged with DWI and intoxicated assault in connection with the death of local entrepreneur Tito Bradshaw, who died after being struck by a car while bicycling early Monday.
NASHUA, N.H. (BRAIN) — Brad Hill is throwing a party Saturday night that will include a roster of industry leaders and top dealers plus current and former employees of his three-store network — Goodale’s Bike Shop.
CHINO Calif. (BRAIN) — Police have arrested three suspects in a bike shop robbery during which a store manager was critically injured in this Southern California community.
IRVINE, Calif. (BRAIN) — On Wednesday, the National Bicycle Dealers Association will open the application period for the 2019 America's Best Bike Shops program.
MINNEAPOLIS (BRAIN) — Twin Cities retailer Penn Cycle plans to close its six locations Monday evening; they will reopen Friday under the Freewheel Bike name, according to a Facebook post by Penn Cycle's owner, Pat Sorensen. Freewheel Bike currently has three locations in the area.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (BRAIN) — A trio of employees has purchased brick-and-mortar and online retailer Art's Cyclery and has wound down the e-commerce business in favor of focusing on local customers at its new location on California's Central Coast.
SEATTLE, Wash. (BRAIN) — REI Co-op says it's targeting the bike category for growth with the addition of Cannondale bikes and parts & accessories from the Trek-owned Bontrager brand at all 154 of its U.S. locations and online this year.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (BRAIN) — The City Council here has approved a $16.2 million tax incentive for Scheels, which hopes to open its second Colorado location on the north side of the city in early 2021. Scheels, based in Fargo, N.D., has 27 locations and is one of the country's largest retailers of dealer quality bikes and accessories. It was Trek Bicycle's #1 dealer last year.
PARK CITY, Utah (BRAIN) — Park City Bike Demos, a Utah retailer that operated with an unusual business model, has been acquired by Robert DeMartini, the new CEO of USA Cycling and former CEO of New Balance.
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (BRAIN)— As the CABDA Midwest trade show opened here Wednesday, BRAIN's intrepid reporter Ray Keener chatted up the attending retailers, asking about their hopes and fears for the 2019 season.
SEATTLE (BRAIN) — REI president and CEO Jerry Stritzke has resigned following an investigation into a personal relationship between him and the leader of another entity in the outdoor industry.
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (BRAIN) — By the end of the year, Brooklyn, New York, online and brick-and-mortar retailer R&A Cycles plans to open a new 10,000-square-foot store in Northern California’s East Bay Area.
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