“give your business the tools it needs to survive and thrive,
as well as save you a lot more money and heartache down the line.”
Tag: retailing
6 ways to improve your bike shop’s profitability
“What’s having a ‘plan’ got to do with improved profitability? Everything.”
Here’s something bicycle retailers won’t want to hear.
“Just imagine an industry that worked with and for each other more. Just imagine.”
10 Tips for Cycle Clothing Success – Part 2
“There’s only two reasons this shouldn’t be the case in your clothing section; you’re lazy and you don’t care about selling clothing. Sorry to be blunt, but no excuses here folks.”
10 Tips for Cycle Clothing Success – Part 1
“The resulting offering merely screams to the customer lack of confidence or sense of choice and lack of availability. Classic customer bounce back stuff folks.”
What are bike retailers missing from their women’s sections?
the bike industry has at least woken up to the fact that growing the spend from women, beyond the traditional kids bikes, baskets and spongy saddles, is not just important; it’s critical.
10 Bike Shop Fails We Accept, That We Shouldn’t
‘Time to run a bike shop you’d want to shop in yourself.’
The cycling brands who are eating themselves
“The brands that ignored complaints from their distributors and retailers disappeared not only in physical stores, but fairly quickly, in online stores as well.”
Great bicycle retail in a coffee cup
“So let’s think about that. Your favourite coffee shop is surrounded by nearby alternatives. It’s not the cheapest, but the core product is good.”
Better Bike Business 