THE BLOG

Running a business isn’t easy. At the Mann Group, we’re always pretty quick to acknowledge just how lucky we are that we get to do...

Imagine you wake up one morning with no memory of your business. In the middle of the night, every recollection of your profession vanished. Every...

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,...

“All in the family.” It’s a phrase with which many specialty retailers are familiar. Their shops and sales pitches, their brands...

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...

Before there were two-wheeled bikes, before there were slick snowboards, before there were elaborate fly hooks and high waders, there was running....

For years, The Mann Group has been helping the veterans of the specialty retail industry and titans of the manufacturing industry across the...

The word “buyout” rings with a level of frantic implications, but the truth is, when conducted between the right people and with the...

Succession plans are, ideally, implemented slowly and methodically as a primary owner steps into retirement—but that’s often not the...

Our industry is upside down.

For most retailers, it’s a simple equation: Buyers communicate with manufacturer reps to choose the products they...

Nearly 15 years ago, Dan Mann took the stage and uttered his first presentation as The Mann Group. The topic he presented to the bike industry then...