As bicycle advocates closed ranks in Washington D.C. last week to prevent Congress from gutting federal funding for pedestrian and bike trails, an obscure federal report emerged indicating those programs may have helped reduce cycling fatalities in 2009.
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Cabela’s to Open Three Stores with New Format in 2013
Cabela’s Incorporated plans to open three next-generation stores with footprints ranging from 80,000- to 88,000 square feet, and relocate its Winnipeg, Canada, store in 2013. The company divulged the plans after announcing improving retail margins i
GDP Declined in Europe in Fourth Quarter
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3% in both the 17-nation euro area and the 27-nation European Union during the fourth quarter of 2011, compared with the previous quarter, according to flash estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of
Black Diamond Kicks Off Stock Offering
Closely-held Black Diamond, Inc. offered 7.75 million shares of stock at $7.50 a share in a public offering aimed at raising more than $50 million to pay off debt and finance acquisitions. The company's plans call for making enough acquisitions to gr
Liv/giant Signs on as Official Bike for Danskin Tri Series
Liv/giant, the women’s cycling brand launched by Giant last year, has signed on as the new official bike of the Danskin Triathlon Series…
Timberland Surveys Eco-Consciousness in Relationships Survey
Timberland Co. commissioned a survey of 1,000 men and women in the United Kingdom to find out how important eco-conscious behaviors are within a relationship. While over half of Welsh men and women would question dating someone if they didn't take ca
NFHS Delays Football Glove Rule
The National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) Rules Review Committee will delay implementation of what is known as the Football Glove Rule until the 2013-14 school year. The rule would require all football gloves worn in varsity games t
Trimera Expanding Seamless Knitting Capacity in North America
Trimera Group said it will launch development and production centers in Montreal and North Carolina next month focused on domestic production and development. Both facilities will offer state of the art design centers for on-site development, as well as t
Reef Resigns Rob Machado, Signs Jamie Mitchell
Cardiff, California’s Rob Machado, 38, surfing's longtime icon of style, re-signed a footwear deal with Reef, extending their relationship for the next three years. Machado will represent Reef’s premium leather sandal collection. Reef has
Barneys Hires Restructuring Advisers
Barneys New York Inc. has retained bankruptcy and restructuring lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis, sources told the Wall Street Journal. The fashion retailer is looking to rework its debt load stemming from its 2007 takeover by Dubai investors…
Escalade Sports Announces Distribution Agreement With Unicorn, U.K.
Escalade Sports of Evansville, IN announced their new agreement with Unicorn, U.K. as the U.S. Distributor of the Unicorn Darts, Dartboards & Dart Accessory line…
Marin Bikes Sold to European Investment Firm
Privately held Marin Bikes has reached agreement for sale to Minestone Limited, a private European-based investment firm, according to an entry at Marin's blog by President and Founder Robert Buckley…
Accell Names Ghost Founder President of Asian Unit
Accell Group N.V. appointed Uwe Kalliwoda, the founder of its Ghost Bikes subsidiary, to oversee Accell Asia from an office in Taiwan. The Taiwan office manages sales for Korea and Australia and marketing and sales of the Ghost, Lapierre and Koga bicycle
Brooks Opens First Asian Subsidiary
Brooks Sports, Inc. said it will open its first Asian subsidiary, Brooks Sports K. K., in the world’s second largest running market, Japan. Partnering with Custom Produce INC. (CPI), Brooks will bring…
Puma Partners with BMW Motorsport
Puma has entered into a new multi-year partnership with BMW Motorsport. The global sportlifestyle brand has become the official supplier of team and racewear for all BMW Motorsport racing operations, including DTM, ALMS and various high-profile long-dista
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