Trade Opinions Archives

Ask the trade: Should bike brands now be renting floor space at destination stores?

Following on from our panelists’ thoughts on what influences the decision to stock or drop a bike brand our discussion

Dating back four generations, the Townsend family business today primarily functions as Ison Distribution, a wholesaler that, in recent years,

Closely following our part one discussion on the profitability of modern bike sales part two discussions brand rotation and stockist expectations.

Electric bikes are considered to present an immense opportunity to the market, but do we truly understand just how impactful

With a steady decline in profitability on bike sales it has been suggested that the time may have come for

Closely following the first half, within which bike trade sales agent and Cyconomist founder John Styles made predictions on the

Fresh research on the ailments facing casual cyclists has led bike fitting school BikeItalia to question whether the bike business is placing

You’ll undoubtedly have read yesterday’s story relating to a European Commission proposal to move to create compulsory insurance for electric

The latest in the Bridge The Gap series of the Shift Up Podcast, which this episode focuses on attracting and

By John Styles, bike industry sales agent and Cyconomist founder In the UK, I believe we will see e-Bikes accounting

Many of our readers will already carry the ACT’s badge on their shopfronts and may well be utilising the plethora