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Podcast: レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast
Episode: Bicycle shops have bumpy ride since pandemic
Description: Bike shops across the U.S. have had a bumpy ride in the years since a sales boom early in the pandemic.
A surge of interest in cycling pushed sales up 64% to $5.4 billion in 2020, according to the retail tracking service Circana. It wasn’t unheard of for some shops to sell 100 bikes or more in a couple of days.
The boom didn’t last. Hobbled by pandemic-related supply chain issues, the shops sold all their bikes and had trouble restocking. Now, inventory has caught up, but fewer people need new bikes. So, bicycle makers have been slashing prices to clear out...