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30 Jan 2024

For our latest retailer profile, we spoke with Dallas Wiseman from BikeWise & Run, a Ceredigion-based bike shop that has become a hub for cyclists in the region.

30 Jan 2024

New data from market research firm Mintel suggests the UK bicycle market could on the road to recovery, with sales of new bikes set to reach almost £1 billion this year.
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25 Jan 2024

With more than 500 cycle businesses having now signed up to its campaign for change to the Cycle to Work scheme, a delegation from the Association of Cycle Traders has met with All Party...

24 Jan 2024

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) is taking enforcement action and warning consumers about a brand of e-bike battery – UPP – that has been linked to a number of...

16 Jan 2024

Walton Street Cycles, one of Oxford’s oldest bike shops, has been trading in the city since 1975.
 

16 Jan 2024

ACT Gold Member ICE Trikes has announced a new partnership announcement with British Cycling’s Limitless disability and para-cycling programme. This partnership will help to support the...

15 Jan 2024

An interesting article has appeared in Forbes reflecting many of the issues that ACT members will be experiencing – the challenges and opportunities that are currently...

15 Jan 2024

The Guardian has reported that ministers decided to prioritise driving over active travel because of worries about “15-minute cities”.

15 Jan 2024

Go Outdoors, which operates 75 stores across the UK, has announced an apprenticeship scheme involving Cytech training with the aim of addressing what it terms a nationwide shortage of...

3 Jan 2024

gogeta, the new tax-free cycling platform that offers a better deal for retailers and bigger savings for customers, has published further details of its new Flexi Voucher, an industry first...

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New for 2019! The Cycle Show Business Conference

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News , Outdoor News

New for 2019, the Cycle Show are running a trade facing conference, "Show me the money", aiming to show brands "How to prosper in challenging times".

The event will take place on the Cycle Show trade day on the 12th of September with ongoing events throughout the day starting from 8.45 and finishing at 15.45 in time for the BikeBiz awards. The morning of the conference aims to demonstrate to businesses how to optimise store effectiveness through sessions on store location, firing on all channels, lifestyle and store design. The afternoon session teaches skills in terms of how to get and keep staff and customers with amazing associates, leadership and customer loyalty.

Running the conferences are experienced speakers from the cycling and business worlds that will teach you first-hand knowledge gained through their own experiences. This includes Simon Bentley- Halfords European retail director, Andy Marsh- Virtual People director (formerly with Missguided and Bench), Adam Lazenbury- partner at Cushman and Wakefield and more.

For the full details the Cycle Show website for full details about the business conference. Make sure you register for your free trade pass, also valid on consumer days! Free before the 11th September 2019.

Save your customers 10% on advance adult tickets!

Let your customers know about the Cycle Show and help them save 10% on the standard advance ticket price of £15.50!

The ACT along with Cytech, who will both have a stand at the show, are offering tickets for just £13.95 an adult when booking in advance of the show. Simply enter discount code ‘CYTECH' when prompted on the ticket page here*.

Cytech is the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for bicycle technicians, delivering training and promotion of technical skills to the cycle trade and enthusiasts worldwide.

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