sentences:  He sold the retail chain in 1965 and began importing Bianchi bicycles, as well as becoming the national distributor for Raleigh and Motobecane.Lawee Inc. created the Italvega brand in the early 1970s, followed by the commercially successful Univega brand, and then short-lived Bertoni brand.Ben Lawee sold the Univega brand to Raleigh in 1996 and retired from the bicycle industry.