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Balfe’s Bikes has opened its 11th store, located in Chiswick. The retailer has experienced significant growth over the last 18 months, fuelled in part by the COVID-19 cycling boom which has seen an increase in Londoners jumping on their bikes. In 2020, Balfe’s opened six new stores in London and …

Pearson has moved all operations to its Sheen store in west London, after more than a century and a half in Sutton. Supported by its expanding online store, pearson1860.com, this will allow the company to focus on its own high-performance bikes and clothing, it said, as well as premium bike …

This year’s Local Bike Shop Day was the “most successful date yet”, with a record number of bike shops and customers celebrating across the UK, organisers have said. The number of bike shops registered on the Local Bike Shop Day website rose by 77%. During the day, the hashtag #supportyourlocalbikeshop had …

The current retail environment and the struggling high street has been well reported for a long time – with many figures pointing to a bleak picture for bricks and mortar stores in the UK. 2019 was described as the “worst year on record for retail” by the BRC, with total …