In the summer of last year, the ACT commissioned consultant Mark Walmsley of Consult 2000 to compile a market share report to track the performace of IBDs against the 'opposition'. BikeBiz.co.uk has previously carried extracts from this report but here's an updated Excel file to download and digest...

IBDs v Halfords v supermarkets

"I believe that publication of this report will be an eye opener to many IBDs as to average turnover and the continued resilience of the IBD sector," said Walmsley.

The download below is in native Excel and you’ll need this program to access the file.

http://www.bikebiz.co.uk/…/ACT-Market-Share-Analysis—Update-Jan-2003.xls

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