Depends if you get the Alibaba identical product...Does anyone know what the import tariff is?
Depends if you get the Alibaba identical product...Does anyone know what the import tariff is?
Does anyone know what the import tariff is?
Maybe there's a mite shortage?Must be Brexit
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The only thing incorrect here is the year.
The container price increase in that article would only translate to an extra 6 Euros per bike then! Hardly a massive increase.Googling reveals answers around the 400 mark for a 40ft container
Googling reveals answers around the 400 mark for a 40ft container
It totally depends on the value of the UK market to those brands. Adapting to different market forces is bread and butter to any business and there are ways in which direct sales brands can retain the advantage of a lower cost route to market than the classic.....manufacturer/warehouse (distributor or importer)/retailer..model. Franchise is one example. There are still costs for a direct sales brand that can be a voided and offset the cost of a different route to market. Those costs for YT and Canyon for example include customer service, billing, and ( potentially) marketing. It is also the case that it makes things a lot clearer for a manufacturer what their "core" business actually is. Are Canyon and YT experts in customer service? Or are they bike engineers/designers? Not easy being good at both!Without really having a clue about what I am talking about, is there not an opportunity for someone like Canyon or YT to set up a UK operation for assembling bikes, allowing them to remain competitive here, but also taking advantage of any trade deal the UK strikes with other countries ?
This. A lot longer lead times cause cash flow issues. Smaller manufacturers might even go bankrupt in the middle of the ”boom” because of this.Truth is that there is only a bike boom if you got stock and they dont have stock so price rises are to cover their lost profit from lack of sellable stock.
I did the same hoping to take advantage of a fashion wave and become rich rich RICH ....I recently stocked up on cassettes and chains
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