Cycle shop closures
 

Following on from reports of the highest rate of local bike shop
closures last year since 1960 it has been reported that about half of
Evan's cycle shops will close in the near future.

Overall the UK cycle industry is predicted to sell 1 million fewer
bikes this year compared with last. Although most European countries
have falling rates of bicycle sales the UK is suffering from the
greatest decline of bicycle sales in Europe.

Cycle shop closures
 

On 30/10/2018 22:43, Peter Parry wrote:
Following on from reports of the highest rate of local bike shop
closures last year since 1960 it has been reported that about half of
Evan's cycle shops will close in the near future.

Overall the UK cycle industry is predicted to sell 1 million fewer
bikes this year compared with last. Although most European countries
have falling rates of bicycle sales the UK is suffering from the
greatest decline of bicycle sales in Europe.

Too many potholes putting them off cycling?

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Bod

Cycle shop closures
 

On Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 8:55:34 AM UTC, Bod wrote:
On 30/10/2018 22:43, Peter Parry wrote:
Following on from reports of the highest rate of local bike shop
closures last year since 1960 it has been reported that about half of
Evan's cycle shops will close in the near future.

Overall the UK cycle industry is predicted to sell 1 million fewer
bikes this year compared with last. Although most European countries
have falling rates of bicycle sales the UK is suffering from the
greatest decline of bicycle sales in Europe.

Too many potholes putting them off cycling?

--
Bod

I know one bike shop owner and he is packing it in due to online sales and e-bay purchases mainly. The High St is having a tough time at the moment with pubs, banks and small shops closing as well as the big boys like American Golf, Toys R Us, Maplins and House of Fraser all vanishing.

Cycle shop closures
 

On 31/10/2018 09:19, wrote:
On Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at 8:55:34 AM UTC, Bod wrote:
On 30/10/2018 22:43, Peter Parry wrote:
Following on from reports of the highest rate of local bike shop
closures last year since 1960 it has been reported that about half of
Evan's cycle shops will close in the near future.

Overall the UK cycle industry is predicted to sell 1 million fewer
bikes this year compared with last. Although most European countries
have falling rates of bicycle sales the UK is suffering from the
greatest decline of bicycle sales in Europe.

Too many potholes putting them off cycling?

--
Bod

I know one bike shop owner and he is packing it in due to online sales and e-bay purchases mainly. The High St is having a tough time at the moment with pubs, banks and small shops closing as well as the big boys like American Golf, Toys R Us, Maplins and House of Fraser all vanishing.

Ok.

--
Bod

Cycle shop closures
 

On Wed, 31 Oct 2018 02:19:21 -0700 (PDT), wrote:

I know one bike shop owner and he is packing it in due to online sales and e-bay purchases mainly.
The High St is having a tough time at the moment with pubs, banks and small shops closing
as well as the big boys like American Golf, Toys R Us, Maplins and House of Fraser all vanishing.

The high street is indeed facing challenges, but the least able to
cope seem to be bike shops with rates of closure higher than both
restaurants and pubs, traditionally the most risky enterprises.
However, online bicycle sales are also in decline and overall 2017
bicycle sales were at their lowest for 17 years. The UK has seen a
greater fall than any other European country although those have also
all reported declining sales.

EBike sales increased, but they still remain a small market in the UK.
The biggest supplier of bicycles to the EU is now Cambodia.

Cycle shop closures
 

On Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 11:39:57 AM UTC, Peter Parry wrote:
The UK has seen a
greater fall than any other European country although those have also
all reported declining sales.

Meanwhile, new September car sales fell to their lowest level since 2008. A 20% fall from last year.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...e-uk-car-sales

Cycle shop closures
 

On 01/11/2018 19:47, wrote:
On Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 11:39:57 AM UTC, Peter Parry wrote:
The UK has seen a
greater fall than any other European country although those have also
all reported declining sales.

Meanwhile, new September car sales fell to their lowest level since 2008. A 20% fall from last year.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...e-uk-car-sales

There are all those secondhand diesels on the market now...

Bound to have an effect, especially if the price-band choice is between
(say) a used BMW diesel and a new petrol Kia.

Cycle shop closures
 

Following on from reports of the highest rate of local bike shop
closures last year since 1960 it has been reported that about half of
Evan's cycle shops will close in the near future.

Overall the UK cycle industry is predicted to sell 1 million fewer
bikes this year compared with last. Although most European countries
have falling rates of bicycle sales the UK is suffering from the
greatest decline of bicycle sales in Europe.

Get a business plan like the cell phone industry: design bicycles to go slower and slower after 2 years, i.e., the brake starts dragging when you aren't looking.