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October 29, 2024
Rapha Posted Losses—Are Road and Gravel Cycling Dying?
Digging deeper into Rapha's financials paints a more nuanced picture of the state of the apparel brand — but what does that say about the state of cycling? Velo
October 25, 2024
Hoka Sends Sales Surging at Deckers Brands in Second Quarter
Deckers Brands raised its 2025 guidance after net sales skyrocketed in the second quarter ending Sept. 30, helped by impressive results from Hoka and growth in both wholesale and direct-to-consumer sales. Net sales at the parent company of Hoka, Ugg and Teva grew by 20% to $1.311 billion compared to...
October 24, 2024
Rapha sales fell 7% in 2023
Rapha Racing LTD’s total revenues totaled 110 million pounds ($139.7 million at January’s exchange rate) in the 12 months that ended Jan. 28, 2024, down 7% percent from the preceding 12-month period and down from 138 million pounds the year before that. The company’s operating loss was 21 million pounds, up...
October 24, 2024
Life Time Posts Double-Digit Revenue Gain in Q3 as Dues and In-Center Sales Grow
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. reported a third-quarter revenue increase of 18.5 percent to $693.2 million, which was driven by continued growth in membership dues and in-center revenue. This revenue resulted from increased average member dues, membership growth in new and ramped-up centers, and higher member use of its in-center...
October 23, 2024
Gamified Fitness App Scores Deal on ABC’s “Shark Tank”
With an emphasis on community, Card.io allows people to come together and form teams to engage in outdoor fitness and competitive social games such as Turf Wars, where they claim an area of town and defend it from others as they walk, run, and cycle. Athletech News
October 23, 2024
Decathlon innovation hub invests in leading second-hand e-bike company
Global sports business Decathlon has invested in Rebike Mobility GmbH, described as “Central Europe’s leading second-hand e-bike company”, via its own innovation hub, Decathlon Pulse. BikeBiz
October 23, 2024
EXEC: Thule Group Posts DD Profit Growth on Weaker Sales Growth
Thule Group President and CEO Mattias Ankarberg reported the company had a “good” third quarter of the year, with sales increasing, good profitability and cash flow reached a record high level. SGB Media
October 22, 2024
Nike Ordered to Pay Legal Fees in Trademark Dispute
A federal court in Pennsylvania has ordered Nike to pay Lontex Corporation millions in attorney’s fees for its “reckless infringement” of the company’s trademark. Lontex sued Nike, Inc., for trademark infringement after discovering that Nike used the phrase in its product names and marketing materials. SGB Media
October 16, 2024
You Can Own a Portion of Boyd Cycling with Crowdfunding Investment
Boyd Cycling has been building high-quality bicycle wheels since 2009. They’ve been designing their rims and hubs in-house since 2013. For the past 4 years, Boyd Cycling has been on-shoring its production into S. Carolina. Bike Rumor
October 15, 2024
Life Time Group Sees Q3 Net Income Surge in Preliminary Report
Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. is reporting preliminary estimated financial results for the fiscal third quarter ended September 30 in connection with its launch of a process to refinance its 5.750 percent Senior Secured Notes due 2026 and 8.000 percent Senior Notes due 2026. SGB Media