Specialty Bicycle Retail Study 2013

Description

The 2013 edition of the NBDA Specialty Bicycle Retail Study presents an in-depth profile of the retail marketplace in the United States. It covers the 2012 calendar year and includes projections from retailers about their views of the market.

The U.S. Specialty Bicycle Retail report was conducted in January 2013 and released in June. A random sample of 1,196 specialty bicycle retailers were invited to participate, and the study is based on 297 usable surveys. The report is 193 pages long, including extensive charts and graphs. It is available only as a PDF file.

Many key aspects of bicycle retailers are covered in-depth, including location and size of store, product category mix, brands carried, marketing, average salaries by job position, technology, and challenges in business.

Business confidence questions cover such areas as supplier relations, protected market areas, mass merchants, mail order, employee issues, and competition from the Internet and mail order.

Non-members may purchase the report for $199. Members of the NBDA may buy at the discounted price of $49.