“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.”
Tag: distributors
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.
3 Dirty Little Secrets of the Bicycle Industry
“More and more local retailers are now openly admitting to buying more and more of their stock from the very companies they despised and railed against (and still outwardly do).”
Top Ten Taipei Cycle Show Tips – Part 2. For a successful day at the Show.
No.7. Remember that the walls have ears. The amount of errant intel and useful competitor insights I’ve picked up whilst queuing in the toilets or on the shuttle bus always amazes me.
Australia. The lucky country; or why it isn’t for many cycling brands.
“So few global brands think to ask honest questions of their potential Australian partners and their realistic likelihood to gain footprint in the local retailers.”
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.”
