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“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.”
This isn’t a message we usually ascribe to when it comes to business. We’re all about innovation and change, pushing
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GEAR Cycling is Online bike gear leadership

At The Mann Group, we live and breathe training. It’s what brews our coffee in the morning and lights our screens at night. But it’s not just the trai...

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New Industry Leader: Nikolas Obriecht bike brick and mortar leadership next generation small business

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

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What does the Next Generation of Retail Leadership Look Like? bike brick and mortar gear leadership millenials outdoor redefine retail run small business

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 ad
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Time to Notice the Fall Colors bike dealer panels leadership redefine retail small business

In greek mythology—or, for those familiar with the Harry Potter series, in Dumbledore’s office—there are phoenix. These mystical birds age and ail, at...

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The Truth about Master Mind Groups bike brick and mortar dealer panels leadership manufacturers outdoor run the mann group

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

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Student Becomes the Teacher: Bicycle Garage Indy’s Succession Plan bike brick and mortar leadership next generation redefine retail small business

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

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It’s All in the Family: Wheel & Sprocket’s Succession Plan bike brick and mortar leadership next generation redefine retail small business

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

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An Upside-Down Industry: How Retailers Can Use Inventory Planning to Take Back Their Stores bike brick and mortar leadership redefine retail small business

Our industry is upside down.

For most retailers, it’s a simple equation: Buyers communicate with manufacturer reps to choose the products they can stan
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The 20 Collective bike dealer panels leadership redefine retail small business

At the Shimano Dealer Panel, twenty bicycle dealers and The Mann Group came together to solve the problem of the declining bicycle industry—here’s the...

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