State of Retail

Posted June 14, 2021
Dale Mattson.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our June magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: COVID-19, Year 2: How are restrictions easing, how’s inventory, and which business adaptations will you keep?

Posted May 10, 2021
Karen Malogorski

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our May magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: What are your best practices and challenges with electronics sales? Are they growing or shrinking in your store?

Posted December 14, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our December magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: “How has COVID-19 affected your service department in terms of revenue, cost, hiring, and training?”

Posted November 9, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our November magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: “What long-term changes have you made to your business as a result of COVID-19?”

Posted October 12, 2020
Joe Nocella

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our October magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: “What are your expectations for the holiday shopping season, and how are you preparing?”

Posted September 11, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our September magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: "How has the pandemic affected your business expenses?"

Posted August 19, 2020
Mike Olson, owner Trek Superstore and Bike Gallery.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our August magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: “How will you tackle your 2021 preseason ordering? What information and programs are suppliers offering?”

Posted July 23, 2020
Kate Sage

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our July magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: “How has COVID-19 changed your supplier relationships? How has the communication been?”

Posted June 24, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our June magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: How has COVID-19 changed your supplier relationships? How has the communication been?

Posted May 7, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our May magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: “How has your business been affected by COVID-19 so far? What steps are you taking to weather the storm as the pandemic continues?”

Posted March 10, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our March magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: "What security measures do you have in place to prevent smash and grab theft?"

Posted February 18, 2020

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — For our February magazine edition, we asked our State of Retail panel members: "How will your business' typical customer profile change in the next 3-5 years?"

Posted January 23, 2020
We ask about their off-season store projects.
A version of this feature appears in the January 2020 BRAIN.

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Each month in Bicycle Retailer & Industry News, we ask a panel of retailers a new question, which we publish in the State of Retail feature in the magazine. Here's an introduction to our new panel for 2020.

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