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We first met Ian Christie of Summit Bicycles over a year ago, when we profiled him as a Featured Retailer. We delved deep into the 20 Collective, Chri...
âIf it ainât broke, donât fix it.â
This isnât a message we usually ascribe to when it comes to business. Weâre all about innovation and change, pushing...
At The Mann Group, we live and breathe training. Itâs what brews our coffee in the morning and lights our screens at night. But itâs not just the trai...
âAll in the family.â Itâs a phrase with which many specialty retailers are familiar. Their shops and sales pitches, their brands and businesses, are p...
At Adventure 16 in Southern California, the next generation is the old one.
Over the past 40 years, John D. Mead, President of A16, has consistently ad...
In greek mythologyâor, for those familiar with the Harry Potter series, in Dumbledoreâs officeâthere are phoenix. These mystical birds age and ail, at...
For years, The Mann Group has been helping the veterans of the specialty retail industry and titans of the manufacturing industry across the country. ...
Excuse us, our ageâand our expertiseâis showing. GEAR is our most tried-and-true course, with roots that stretch back to our early knack for specialty...
The word âbuyoutâ rings with a level of frantic implications, but the truth is, when conducted between the right people and with the right approach, i...
Succession plans are, ideally, implemented slowly and methodically as a primary owner steps into retirementâbut thatâs often not the case. Tragedy can...
According to Larry Pizzi, e-bikes are an integral piece of the modern bike industry. He would knowâas Chief Revenue Officer and lead of Product Develo...
Our industry is upside down.
For most retailers, itâs a simple equation: Buyers communicate with manufacturer reps to choose the products they can stan...
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