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Three Ways You Can Capitalise on the Bicycle Tourism Boom
The global bicycle tourism industry is worth three times more than the bicycle product industry. If you own a bike store, it’s worth paying close attention to this experience-based side of the industry. You’ll want to stay abreast of the radical transformations of the bicycle tourism industry and its ever-growing audience, including cyclists from all…
Six Tips to Make Your Customers Want to Spend More Time in Your Store
You may not have heard of the term ‘Third Place’. The First Place is your home, the Second Place is your regular work place, be that an office, factory, delivery vehicle or whatever. Third Place is a relatively new buzzword that refers to places that people like to spend time in. The longer people spend…
Bike Shops Have a Bright Future in Our Internet Age!
I have no doubt that the future is bright for independent bicycle dealers (IBD’s) throughout Australia and New Zealand. But it’s not bright for all IBD’s… just well managed ones. Why? For many reasons. But let me start by comparing two industries that have several things in common. For well over a century both of…
Letter From America – October 2019
Meet Cycling’s Newest ‘Major’
~ Sponsored Content ~ Pon Holdings only started in the bicycle industry eight years ago, but is already one of the global bike industry’s major players. Pon.Bike Australia has had an equally meteoric rise having just moved into its fourth consecutively larger premises in eight years. We recently caught up with Pon.Bike Australia’s founding CEO,…
Welcome to the brand new Latz Report!
What Will The Latz Report Do For You?
Welcome to the brand new Latz Report! The Latz Report will serve Australia’s bicycle industry by providing timely, accurate and relevant information. My goal is to help Australia’s bicycle industry become more profitable. If I’ve not had the pleasure of meeting you previously, here’s a brief introduction. I’ve had 47 years involvement in cycling so…
New Trails = More Sales
You can see a pattern emerging all over Australia and New Zealand. When enticing new cycling infrastructure is built, such as a new mountain bike trail network or a rail trail, then businesses that embrace the new opportunities grow and prosper. Australia is about to see unprecedented government investment in new recreational trails. We’ll share…