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Iowa’s Uptown Sporting Goods To Close

Uptown Sporting Goods in Carroll, IA is closing later this summer as its owners plan to retire, according to a report from Carroll Times Herald.

PeopleForBikes Ranks Best Places to Bike In The U.S.

For the sixth consecutive year, PeopleForBikes, in partnership with Trek Bicycle, published its ranking of the best cities in the U.S. to cycle. Of the 1,058 cities ranked, the top three for 2022 are Provincetown, MA; Davis, CA; and Fayette, MO.

Amazon Appoints New CEO Of Retail Business

Amazon.com, Inc. has named longtime executive Doug Herrington as CEO of its worldwide Amazon store business, formerly Consumer, succeeding Dave Clark, who recently stepped down.

Mondelēz To Acquire Clif Bar

Mondelēz International Inc. has agreed to acquire Clif Bar & Company for $2.9 billion with additional contingent earnout consideration.

Target Brings Back Deal Days

Target announced that its annual Deal Days event is back for the fourth year in a row running from July 11-13. The three-day event begins the day before Amazon’s Prime Day deals kick-off, and both events end simultaneously.

Liberated Brands Acquires Captain Fin

Liberated Brands, the master licensee for Volcom and Spyder, announced it officially closed on acquiring Captain Fin Co., the surf brand.

Thor Industries’ Debt Ratings Upgraded

S&P Global Ratings today raised the issue-level rating on Thor Industries Inc.’s senior secured term loan to ‘BBB-‘ from ‘BB+’ and revised the recovery rating on this debt to ‘1’ from ‘2’. The upgrade follows Thor’s term loan debt repayments totaling about $265 million.

Upway Raises $25 Million In Funding

Upway, a Paris-based company that sells reconditioned electric bikes, has raised $25 million (£20m) led by investors Exor Seeds and Sequoia Capital.

BlackStrap Appoints VP Of Brand Management And Brand Director

BlackStrap, the manufacturer of face gear, base layers and accessories for winter sports, anglers and outdoor recreationists, has promoted Jim Sanco to vice president of brand and marketing and hired Randy Torcom as brand director.