Posts by Phil Latz
Tour de France Reschedules – Will It Be Enough?
After weeks of speculation, the world’s largest annual sporting event has finally announced that they will reschedule from their traditional July date. The Tour de France is now scheduled to start on 29th August and finish on 20th September. When the French government announced that no major events would be allowed until mid-July at the…
Introduction to the Personal Growth Series
You’ve probably heard yourself that lottery winners often go broke. Why? The answers relate to their self worth, self perception, not listening to wise advice or having people in their circle who can give such advice. That’s why I’ve made Personal Growth the first of the 12 series that I’ve planned that will cover almost…
What Impact Will Covid-19 Have on Your Business?
Things have certainly been moving fast since my March newsletter. What was already a major concern is now a full-blown global pandemic. Every day, the situation is changing, so there’s little point in discussing the latest news within this article. Instead I’m going to project forward and try to help you get a picture of…
JetBlack’s Love for Cycling Drives Accessible Performance
– Sponsored Content – Celebrating 15 years of business in Australia in 2020, the familiar black and orange JetBlack cycling brand has evolved. JetBlack’s purpose statement today is ‘Love to Ride’. And its mission statement is ‘Accessible Performance’. Don’t confuse the brevity of these statements with any lack of thought or depth. They’ve driven the…
How’s Business? April 2020
Announcing The Latz Report Yearbook 2020 – Coming Soon!
A personal note from Phil Latz, Publisher of The Latz Report. Way back in 1996 when I created the first Bicycling YearBook, I had no idea how quickly this annual trade directory would be embraced by Australian bicycle retailers. After selling the Bicycling Australia group, which included the Bicycling YearBook, to Yaffa Media in 2014,…
Lights, Cameras, Action!
Welcome to our Annual Feature for bicycle lights and cameras. We’ve deliberately timed this for late March as next month, daylight savings ends in those states and territories that adopt it during summer. This is almost like the starter’s flag falling to get the peak lighting sales season underway. Lights It says a lot about…
Bzak Cycling Launches VeloKitStore® – Shop Kit, But Not As You Know It!
– Sponsored Content – VeloKitStore® is a new concept in custom cycling apparel. It’s a platform that allows retailers to promote their business with a unique custom-designed cycling kit, without the need to carry stock. It is an initiative created and managed by Melbourne apparel design company Bzak Cycling. For a small design and sample…
Google Search Data Suggests Growing Interest in Cycling as Virus Hits
Studying the frequency of Google search terms is an inexact science, but looking at the chart below, there appears to be a significant uptick in the number of Google searches for five key search terms over the past few days. The chart below is looking at searches across all of Australia for the period 1st…
Dave Mohr’s Priorities as BIA’s New Board Chairman
Bicycle Industries Australia is the Australian bicycle industry’s peak representative body, with most of the major wholesalers and a smaller proportion of retailers being members. BIA recently voted for Queenslander Dave Mohr to be its new Chairman*, so we decided to find out more about Dave’s background and his aspirations for our industry. We started…