Retail
Shut Shop a Major Loss for Eaglehawk’s Cycling Lifeblood
Eaglehawk, Victoria Central Victorian town Eaglehawk lost an institution when Major’s Eaglehawk Sports & Cycles store officially closed its doors last week, after more than 50 years in business. The store’s owner operators, Norma Major and her son Peter, have decided they’re ready for a more relaxing life and the store – the only sports…
Bike Force Clarkson’s 300m Shift for 350m2 Floorspace
Scott Sports Buys Bicycle Superstore to Preserve Partnerships
Melbourne, Victoria Australasia’s largest bicycle company, Sheppard Cycles, is purchasing Victorian retailer Bicycle Superstore Group, to help secure Sheppard’s position in the market. “An opportunity arose to retain the Bicycle Superstore Group within our business while we find the right independent retailer to take the reins – one that we can partner with for the…
MTB Pioneer Selling Melbourne Store
Melbourne, Victoria Mountain bike pioneer Simon Jamison has enjoyed the spoils of taking an unorthodox path – in sport and in business – and now he’s put his Melbourne store on the market. He opened one of Australia’s first – if not the first – dedicated mountain bike stores in the late 1980s and, more…
Fortuna Farewells Retirement to Become Pushys & BikeBug CEO
Canberra, ACT Last year’s purchase of BikeBug by fellow online bicycle retailer Pushys has taken another twist, with former BikeBug owner Frank Fortuna this month appointed as the new CEO of both organisations. “I’ve stepped in to facilitate the retirement of the founders of Pushys.” The appointment was effective from the first day of the…
Decision Looming on Kitzuma Future
Melbourne, Victoria Online retailer BikeExchange has foreshadowed it will soon make an announcement on Kitzuma, the US bicycle delivery service it purchased in December 2022 in the hope their synergies would deliver rapid growth for both organisations. However, BikeExchange (BEX) executive have stated Kitzuma has been “burning a lot of cash” at a time when…
New Recycling Service for Sydney Bike Shops
Sydney, NSW A new recycling service for bicycle tyres, tubes, metal and e-waste has been launched in Sydney this month, with 10 retailers signed up as its initial customers. Revolve ReCYCLE started rolling out its collection bins in mid-January and is inviting other Sydney businesses to sign up to its bike shop waste minimisation service.…
Adelaide’s Newest Bike Shop Opens Just in Time for Tour Down Under
Adelaide, SA Just a week before the first races rolled away at the 2023 Tour Down Under, a new bike shop crossed the starting line. Contour is located on Hutt Street, at the leafy, affluent eastern side of the Adelaide CBD just around the corner from the East Parklands and the former Grand Prix motor…
Tamworth Store Owners Looking to Take a Back Seat
Tamworth, NSW Jamie Stanton and Andrew Dehm have built their Tamworth bike store into a thriving little business over the past seven years. However, the business partners are discovering that success is eating into their very motivation for getting the bike industry – riding. Their solution? The former military colleagues have put their store, The…
New BikeExhange Partnerships Aim For Better Online Customer Experience
Melbourne, Victoria Online marketplace BikeExchange (BEX) is embarking on new partnerships with industry-leading e-commerce software companies in a bid to improve the experience for its consumers and retailers. The Melbourne-based company this month announced it is partnering with German firm commercetools and NZ organisation Overdose to upgrade its “technology stack to a best-in-class, composable commerce…