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22 Mar 2024

Rob Brown, co-director of Dalby Forest Cycle Hub, a not-for-profit hire scheme has been nominated for the Tourism Superstar 2024 award, run by VisitEngland.

21 Mar 2024

ACS (The Association of Convenience Stores) and the Federation of Independent Retailers (The Fed) have both welcomed a new report published by the Association of Police and Crime...

21 Mar 2024

As reported by Healthstores UK, new data contained in the 2024 Soil Association Organic Market report shows that independent retailers delivered an impressive 10% growth in 2023, with...

21 Mar 2024

An independent bottle shop and bar in Cheltenham has been named as the UK's Independent Beer and Wine Retailer of the Year 2024 at the Drinks Retailing Awards. 

21 Mar 2024

A number of organisations, including Bira (the British Independent Retailers’ Association), other trade associations, BIDs and unions have met with officials from the Welsh Government to...

21 Mar 2024

The British Independent Retailers’ Association (Bira) has reacted to data released by PwC and the Local Data Company exploring the state of the UK retail landscape.

8 Mar 2024

Daniel Blackham, editor of industry magazine BikeBiz, has been writing about his experience of completing the Cytech technical one qualification at training provider Spokes People in Milton...

6 Mar 2024

Cytech partner Activate Cycle Academy, the largest and most recognised training provider of bike maintenance and technical training courses to the UK’s cycle industry, recently welcomed a...

6 Mar 2024

The Greeting Card Association has reacted to a BBC Panorama programme lifting the lid on Royal Mail management prioritising parcel delivery over letters, which it says are in contradiction of...

4 Mar 2024

Pop star Kate Bush has been announced as an ambassador for this year's Record Store Day, on 20 April.

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Poll: December cycle sales

Posted on in Cycles News , Polls & Results

Retail sales in December hit worst level since the financial crisis as Black Friday and heavy discounting takes its toll

http://www.actsmart.biz/uploaded_images/news-main-body/christmas-shopping.jpgLike-for-like retail sales fell by 0.4pc last month, the worst performance in December since 2008 as retailer's battled tough trading conditions and the repercussions of offering major discounts on Black Friday in November.

The sales figures, compiled by the British Retail Consortium and KPMG, highlight the fierce competition among retailers in the run-up to Christmas.

In January 2014 ACT asked cycle retailers how their Christmas retail sales compared to 2012 figures, with mixed results. The majority of retailers did report sales growth vs the previous year, with a quarter of respondents stating sales were up 21% or more.

So, how did the cycles market fare this year? Did discounting and heavy competition have an impact on sales in the lead up to Christmas? Let us know by taking part in this month's poll.




 

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