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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.

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...

2 Jan 2024

Hudjo is the first online marketplace that lets cyclists park with locals, which relieves the anxiety of parking your bike. 

19 Dec 2023

Bira's CEO, Andrew Goodacre, took the spotlight on BBC Breakfast this week and later spoke with Nicky Campbell on BBC Radio 5 Live, shedding light on the rise in retail crime and shop theft,...

23 Nov 2023

Retail sector leaders have expressed a range of concerns, from taxation to business rates, following the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement this week.

15 Nov 2023

The British Independent Retailers Association (BIRA), which works with over 6,000 independent businesses of all sizes across the UK, has outlined its expectations from the government...

9 Nov 2023

Cytech has been named as the provider of Best Retailer Services in the 2023 BikeBiz Awards, recognising the positive impact of its service to the cycling industry. More than 25,000 Cytech...

2 Nov 2023

Cytech, the internationally recognised training and accreditation scheme for bicycle technicians, has relaunched its Cytech theory one online learning course delivering an introduction to...

4 Oct 2023

Shop owners have called on the Home Secretary to specifically outlaw attacks on retail workers.

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Huge increase in e-bike sales expected

Posted on in Business News , Cycles News

EbikeHalfords have predicted the sale of 1.5 million e-bikes by 2050 in the UK as reported by Bike Europe.

More and more people are discovering the health and environmental benefits of e-bikes and the popularity over cars is increasing. Currently, London is the largest market with almost half a million units sold, however, Liverpool, Belfast, Bristol and Birmingham are also viewed as important markets for e-bikes sales.

The e-bike market is forecasted to grow further across the UK competing with the car for short distances.

Independent retailers have a unique strength over companies like Halfords, the specialist service and products available coupled with the quality and attention for detail. Selling and maintaining e-bikes could open another avenue for bike shops bringing in another demographic of customers. As an IBD, why not get a slice of the pie?

The ACT have put together a series of helpful guidance to make sure that retailers are well informed when it comes to selling and servicing e-bikes.

Furthermore, if you are a bicycle dealer, sales staff or technician looking to stock, sell and repair e-bikes the Cytech technical e-bike course is designed to help prepare businesses for the predicted rise in e-bike maintenance in the coming years. The course has recently been amended making it a three day technical e-bike course. Find out more here.

Ride it away retail finance provides the ideal solution to sell higher priced items such as e-bikes as the maximum loan amount is £15,000, allowing customers to spread the cost of a new bicycle, clothing and accessories without saving for months. 

Did you know, 75% of customers make their decision on where to shop based on whether interest free credit is easily available (Mintel).

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