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Discount Internet Retailing Is a Big Challenge for Brick-and-Mortar Retailers

Sep 16, 2013

Discount internet retailing is a big challenge for brick-and-mortar retailers and the brands they carry. It is also a huge threat to the cycling consumer now and into the future, although they may not realize it. That's the conclusion of ...

Tags: bike, Transportation

Quality Bicycle Products Has Hired Amber Schult as Western Regional Sales Manager

Jun 28, 2013

Quality Bicycle Products has hired Amber Schult as western regional sales manager. She will manage outside sales reps and account managers. The distributor now has three regional managers that make up its national sales force — Schult ...

Tags: Transportation, bike

The Average Bicycle Retail Store Earns Annual Pre-Tax Profit of 5.5 Percent

Jun 14, 2013

The average bicycle retail store earns annual pre-tax profit of 5.5 percent, but the top 25 percent bring home nearly three times that. Is this really possible? If so, how do they do it? Aggressive marketing? Super staff training? ...

Tags: Bike Stores, Profit

All Retail Merchandise Sales in March Totaled $247 Million, a Significant 23 Percent Drop

May 8, 2013

Below-normal temperatures and the 10th largest March snow coverage on record sent IBD sales into a deep freeze compared with an unusually warm and record-setting March last year, according to March retail sell-through data from Leisure ...

Tags: March IBD, bike

Hawley Added Industry Veteran Charlie Sachsel to Northern California Account Manager Force

Jan 11, 2013

LEXINGTON, SC (BRAIN) — Hawley has added industry veteran Charlie Sachsel to its Northern California account manager force. Along with Hawley’s current rep Jeff Kazan, Sachsel will be covering a good portion of the northeast ...

Tags: bicycle retail, bicycle, Sachsel, Norcal sales team

After Four Decades in Business, California Cyclery & Supply Riverside Schwinne Is Closing

Dec 26, 2012

RIVERSIDE, CA (BRAIN) — After more than four decades in business, California Cyclery & Supply Riverside Schwinn in Southern California's Inland Empire is closing as the shop's rented building changes ownership to become a McDonald's. ...

Tags: bike, Transportation

Consumer Magazine Cycling Utah Is Promoting This Saturday

Dec 7, 2012

Consumer magazine Cycling Utah is promoting this Saturday, Dec. 8, as the inaugural Bike Shop Saturday, conceived as a bicycle retail alternative to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Recognizing that local bike shops and bike-related ...

Tags: Bike Shop Saturday, bike shops, holiday shopping season

Bike Gallery Owner Graves Retired and Handed Over Reins of Portland Chain to Mike Olson

Dec 5, 2012

After nearly 40 years in bicycle retail, Bike Gallery owner Jay Graves has retired and handed over the reins of his Portland chain to Mike Olson, owner of Trek Bicycle Superstore of San Diego, California. Graves is the ...

Tags: Bike Gallery, Portland's bicycle retailer, bicycle retail

Poorly Administered Sponsorships Are Like Showing Too Much Cleavage at a Dinner Party

Nov 29, 2012

Editor's note: The following piece was written by Tom Demerly, writer and photographer for Felt Bicycles, for his blog. It has been edited for length. Poorly administered sponsorships are like showing too much cleavage at a dinner party. ...

Tags: Felt Bicycles, administered sponsorships, Low-level sponsorship

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