What is happening to uk dealers?

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WHAT IS HAPPENING TO UK DEALERS?

RiDE INVESTIGATES

As bike shops across the country go

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RiDE Magazine

05 February, 2025

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Horse & Hound

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Motorcycle News (MCN)

Bike sales to bounce back

TOP STORY

MoneyWeek

The reinvention of the high street

Boarded-up shop fronts and permanently closed department stores have become a common sight across Britain in recent years. As large chains collapse, online retailers gain market share and out-of-town

Guitarist

Happy shopper?

The 2025 closure of PMT and GAK has sounded alarm bells for the guitar trade. But industry giant Lee Anderton tells us it’s “not all doom and gloom”

Motorcycle News (MCN)

‘not only that, but they are now painting the bikes in the right colours’

Two-time British champion turned commentator writes for MCN every month

Classic Car Weekly

Taking (remote) control

Buyer habits are fuelling changes to how classics are viewed and bought

Horse & Hound

Top equestrian brands are facing difficult decisions

Charles Owen is to stop UK production and Thermatex and Griffin NuuMed are understood to have shut down