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Giant opens second brand store in Scotland in partnership with Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative

Giant has announced the opening of its second brand store in Scotland, in partnership with Edinburgh Bicycle Cooperative. The store, Giant Store Edinburgh, is open seven days a week. Customers can browse electric, road, commuter, and kids bikes, plus a dedicated collection of women’s bikes, through the Liv brand. Ian …

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Giant announces second UK store opening of 2023 

Giant has announced its second UK store opening for the new year, this time in Paddock Wood Kent. The Giant Store, run in partnership with Cadence Performance Group, has taken over the former family-owned Evernden Cycles, as the previous owners retire.  Giant said that renowned for friendly and professional customer …

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Giant opens its first brand store in Scotland

Giant has announced that it is opening its first brand store in Scotland, situated in the city of Stirling. Known as the ‘gateway to the highlands’, Giant said Stirling is a ‘fantastic’ location with ‘incredible’ cycling on the store’s doorstep. The company’s global strategy is to make cycling accessible to …

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Giant launches new e-bike brand Momentum in UK

Giant has unveiled its latest development to the UK market, a new bike brand focussed specifically on e-bikes.  Momentum, part of the Giant Group, is an electric bike specialist that aims to promote a life on two wheels to the wider public, offering four models of power-assisted bikes.  This new …

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Munich’s Alpha Bikes announces switch from Specialized to Giant

Munich bike retailer Alpha Bikes has announced it is parting ways with Specialized, switching to Giant from July 2022. Since it was founded in 1992, Alpha Bikes has been the contact point for cyclists in the Munich area, with the team around owners Gerhard Wagner and Daniel Ciasto opening a …

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Cadence Performance taking control of Giant St Paul’s

Cadence Performance has announced it is taking control of Giant St Paul’s, based in the heart of London. Cadence said it looks forward to bringing the St Paul’s team into the Cadence family of four existing stores – Crystal Palace, Radlett, Twickenham and Shoreham-by-Sea. “Our relationship with the team at …

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Giant Group reports first quarter revenue increase of 8%

The Giant Group has reported revenues in the first quarter of NT$22.26 billion ($746 million), Bicycle Retailer & Industry News (BRAIN) has reported, an increase of 8% from the same quarter last year. Rising material costs, labour and logistics squeezed the company’s gross margin and operating profit, said the report, and …

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Giant Group reports 17% sales growth in 2021 financial report

The Giant Group has reported sales growth of 17% in its 2021 financial report, with the group reaching consolidated sales of NT $81.8 billion (£2.17 billion). The surge in bicycle demand continued last year, said the company, and the group’s sales growth was also aided by growing demand for e-bikes in …

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Container of 127 Giant electric bikes stolen

A container of 127 Giant electric bikes has been stolen, the company has announced. The incident happened today, 17th February, and is being investigated by the police. Giant said thieves cut through the container locks and offloaded the full load onto another vehicle. Taken from the A12, the freight container …

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