Posts by Phil Latz
Cycling Trade Media Veteran Passes Away
Although he had been retired for many years, there are still a large number of bicycle industry members who would remember David Priestley who passed away recently. David published, what is to our knowledge, the first ever Australian bicycle trade publication, Bicycle Industry News. Prior to that he was also the editor of the consumer…
Taiwanese Ebike Exports Now Exceed Non-Ebikes
Taiwan exported US$555 million (A$740 million) worth of e-bikes in the first five months of 2021, up 44% from the same period in 2020, the country’s Ministry of Finance announced. Exports of regular bikes totalled US$525 million (A$700 million), up 38% from the same period last year. Taiwan’s total bicycle exports in calendar year 2020…
Electronics: Distributors in Australia
The Latz Report YearBook lists any organisation that supplies goods or services to retailers, or interacts with them in some bike industry related way. For details of the Electronics distributors in Australia, please follow this link to our Yearbook and use the Search function or Direct to Page option, to find: Cycle Computers / GPS…
Team and Physical Presentation
Look the Part! Most business owners agree that their most important asset, central to the success of their business, is their team. So why do so many neglect the physical presentation of their team and business? In this episode, we’ll discuss what is appropriate for your team in terms of uniforms, name badges and more.…
Signage
Signage is Still Important! Signs are one of the oldest forms of advertising, dating back centuries. But they’re still important, even in today’s internet-driven economy. Signage is another key marketing platform where the larger, more sophisticated companies do it so much better than small, independent businesses. Your signage must not look cheap. It’s not just…
Sneak Peak! Inside Bikecorp’s Brand New HQ
For decades Bikecorp has been one of Australia’s leading wholesalers, mainly focusing upon P&A. But throughout this time it would be fair to say that the succession of larger premises they’ve occupied have been ‘no frills’, to put it politely. This is about to change dramatically as Bikecorp are just about to be handed the…
Trek Australia Buys WA’s Top Retailer, Expands in NSW
Trek Australia have purchased Western Australia’s largest specialist bicycle retailer, The Bicycle Entrepreneur (TBE). TBE started as a single shop in the Perth suburb of Belmont in 1983 and steadily grew to six locations, all in Perth, including an online store and a central warehouse / mechanical servicing department. TBE is already a Trek dealer,…
More Than Just Handmade Bikes at HBSA 2021
As the name suggests, the stars of the Handmade Bicycle Show Australia (HBSA) are the frame builders who craft works of art that people can ride every day. But a growing contingent of other exhibitors also take the opportunity to show their wares to a keen public audience, sprinkled with quite a few bicycle shop…
Will Lug & Carrie Help or Hinder IBD’s?
There’s a new bike business in town that operates with a significantly different business model to traditional bike shops. Lug & Carrie customers don’t buy their bikes, they subscribe. In return for a weekly subscription, they get a new fully assembled ebike delivered to their home by a trained staff member, plus some initial training…
How’s Business? June 2021
Welcome to our monthly chat with a widely varied selection of bicycle shop owners and managers spread throughout Australia and New Zealand. Both from these conversations and many other conversations and visits we’ve been making since our previous monthly newsletter, it appears that, for now at least, the bicycle stock shortage has been easing. But…