http://www.bikebiz.com/ Interviews & Features from BikeBiz en-uk Copyright 2009, Intent Media /interviews/193/COMPANY-PROFILE-Squirt Squirt owner Terri Osborne tells BikeBiz about establishing the brand in the UK, and enormous sales in the US and Australia... /interviews/188/INTERVIEW-Halfords Halfords has dedicated far greater time and resource to expanding its cycle business in the past two years. Cycle Republic might have been a nonstarter, but commercial director Paul McClenaghan confirms to Jonathon Harker that going forward the firm aims to focus on quality as well as quantity... /interviews/194/IBD-WORKSHOPS-Margin-dis-service Despite it being a sector of the business that pulls higher margins than anywhere else, it is often said that many cycle retailers undercharge in the workshop. Mark Sutton talks to a few retailers about their approach to repairs... /interviews/191/COMMENT-Car-free-streets-fuel-retail-boom Northumberland Street, in my home town of Newcastle on Tyne, is the most expensive location in the UK to rent a shop, outside of London. The streets throng with pedestrians and it’s been car-free since the 1980s. Suggest opening it to cars and there would be uproar. /interviews/192/BikeRadar-Live-The-Future-of-bike-events The first ever BikeRadar Live was touted as Britain’s biggest bike bash. Jonathon Harker and Chris Keller Jackson headed over to Castle Donington witness the festival first-hand and see if it delivered on its promise... /interviews/187/INTERVIEW-Clarks Clarks Cycle Systems is fielding an increasingly strong components line-up, introducing kit that is keeping up with the market’s heavy-hitters on the test rigs, but far outperforming rivals on price. Mark Sutton asks the firm’s managing director Tony Wright how... /interviews/185/Together-we-stand ...divided we fall. What does the ACT think about the Bike Hub levy scheme? Mark Brown tells Carlton Reid... /interviews/186/SPOKESMAN-Profit-is-not-a-dirty-word Writing this in early May with the wind howling through the office, one starts to wonder if summer will consist of more than three days this year. /interviews/184/MYSTERY-SHOPPER-Norwich The commuter urban market is regularly touted to be the next growth area for cycling retail. But is retail geared up for the sector –and for an influx of novice cycling customers? BikeBiz’s Mystery Shopper went to work and visited bike dealers in Norwich to check out their customer service... /interviews/181/IN-THE-SADDLE-Philip-Diprose This month, The Ride Journal editor Philip Diprose gets in the saddle… /item> ic product available to retailers? Jonathon Harker asks the questions... iption> tail... y show rooms at the Dealer Days and seminars... /rss>nnel> value... channel> el>