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Get your free retailer pack now by signing up on the Local Bike Shop Day website

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

LBSDay 

Independent cycle shops can sign up free of charge to take part in this year's Local Bike Shop Day taking place this Saturday 28th August!

This year Local Bike Shop Day is focussing on:

Back to School; what better time than now to start encouraging the younger generation to start using an efficient, environmentally friendly and healthy mode of transport? With people currently being discouraged from using public transport cycling is the perfect solution to get children to school safely.

Keeping the nation cycling through to autumn; 2020 saw the use of bicycles reach an all-time high, with data showing that cycling levels during lockdown rose by up to 300%. Let's show these new cyclists that there are endless reasons to continue cycling throughout 2021.

Once you have signed up spread the word to your community and encourage more people to get involved with the hashtag #SupportYourLocalBikeShop and #LocalBikeShopDayUK!

 

Get your hands on a FREE retailer pack!

Retailers have until 1st August to sign up on the Local Bike Shop Day website and receive a physical pack in the post to help them promote their business on the day and drive footfall into their store. This will include a poster, door stickers and flyers.

To get yours now make sure you sign up at: localbikeshopday.co.uk/sign-up-now/.

 

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