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Selling Ebikes Part Two: 6 Ways To Power Up Your Sales
“Put in the effort to understand the products, ride the bikes, and engage your vendors to find ways to make ebikes a success in your store.”

eBike Sales Part One: The Struggles For The Typical IBD
“The most dangerous thing in my opinion our industry can do is to make sweeping generalizations and unrealistic comparisons between the various types and sizes of businesses, and their ebike sales successes and shortcomings.”

5 eBike Website Merchandising Tips
“As we head into spring the feeling is that ebikes will continue to surge in popularity and it is important for retailers to get in front of customers with great website merchandising.”

How Coronavirus is Disrupting the Bicycle Supply Chain
Giant announced manufacturing operations in China are not back to work and will require local government approval to start back up. In addition, other bicycle producers are also temporarily halting production around the world as they struggle to get parts from China. These are signs of how the Coronavirus outbreak is creating a domino effect in straining the bicycle supply chain.

Six Disruptions Impacting the Bicycle Business
As we enter a new decade, technology and demographic changes are disrupting the bicycle market and will continue to drive evolution and innovation within the industry.
We are now in a technology world filled with surprising innovations that are changing the way we move. They are also changing the industry’s landscape for products, channels, and customers. It’s not evolution, it’s revolution.

Mentorship for Success
“We cannot stop or always predict what will or will not affect us as an industry, but we can always concentrate on being the best we can today, while helping others achieve that themselves. “

Expense Creep – Victim Or Victorious?
“MSRP and MAP pricing have two key words you should key in on. Suggested and minimum. If you follow the suggestions, you will get the minimum profits.”

One Retailer’s Post-Recession Success: Part Two
“Regardless of the size of your business, the basics are the same - stay lean, manage expenses, and work hard to actually sell your products. Success is always worth the effort!”

Strength Through Adversity: Part 1
“Having guided his business through a very tough time, Joe now runs his business much differently, and all retailers regardless of size can glean very good information from some of the most important things Joe uses as tools to stay ahead of the game.”

What’s the Value of Your Customer and POS Data?
“As we barrel headlong into an increasingly data driven world you will be running at a major disadvantage if you perform poorly in these areas, to your competitors who collect and accurately keep clean actionable data, and utilize it in very focused ways. ”