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Shimano Launches Global Anti-counterfeiting Program
Shimano is launching a program to curb the sale of counterfeit products, which includes promises to work with criminal investigations and file civil suits against manufacturers and distributors of counterfeit Shimano gear. The company also said it is creating packaging technology that is difficult to counterfeit and adding QR code labels to packaging. A smartphone…
Two Bike Shop Related Software Businesses Recently Acquired
Point of sale company Vend has recently been acquired by a competitor in this marketplace, Lightspeed. We recently posted a company feature about Vend which you can read here. The Auckland-based independent company has an office in Melbourne and a significant user base of bike shops in both Australia and New Zealand. Lightspeed is also well…
UK and French Sales Both Up Strongly
Recently further evidence was released showing the global reach of the pandemic induced bike boom. The UK cycling market was valued at £2.31 billion (A$4.2 billion) in 2020, an increase of 45% vs 2019. Within this, total ebike sales grew by 67% in volume to 160,000 units and by 96% in value to £280 million (A$509 million). The Bicycle Association is predicting only a 5% reduction in sales for 2021…
How’s Business? April 2021
Ebike Fire a Reminder of Potential Risks
With ebikes becoming so commonplace, it’s easy to become complacent about the fact that ebike batteries are high density stores of chemical energy in a potentially highly flammable form.
A fire that engulfed a three-level house in Sydney on Friday 19th March was started by an e-bike that was ‘left on to charge overnight, according to firefighters.
Bike Brands Now Targeting Mainstream Consumers
German Sales Point to Future Growth Potential in Australia
A Wheelie Good Rack!
Bicycle parking is a critical piece of the puzzle when it comes to encouraging more people to ride. But before anyone starts drilling holes in public space to install ‘permanent’ bike parking hoops, enclosures or other facilities, they have to jump through expensive hoops themselves in terms of approvals, ensuring they’re not potentially disrupting any…
Advance Traders Creates NZ Based Management Team
Advance Traders has just hired two key people to run their growing New Zealand based operations.
David Gulliver started on 1st March 2021 as General Manager. David does not come from a bike industry background but has management level experience in wholesaling and importing within the engineering industry.
E-Scooter Racing World Circuit Gathers Momentum
Not many people would wish to hit speeds in excess of 100kph on a transport device with no roll cage, completely open to the elements and riding on 16 centimetre wheels travelling just a few centimetres off the ground. This is, however, what anyone taking a trip on an eSkootr S1X racing e-scooter can look forward to.