Andrew’s Apology:
I have spent some time reading the various points of view with regard to this contentious meeting and issue. The meeting was called and supported by most Retailers and some Wholesalers in SA although not everyone could make the meeting. We met to look at options to increase retailer’s margins. No formal minutes were taken but the just of those that have appeared are more or less correct. i.e.retailers need more margin to survive. First and foremost the meeting was called to discuss the Bad/Sad state of the Retail cycling industry in SA. Most Retailers are battling to pay their suppliers, as a result of poor margins. This is irrespective of turnover or overheads and is across the board. It also obviously affects smaller players with less buying power more than the bigger operators. -The Wholesalers have for many years prescribed recommended margins and RRP’s. These selling prices as recommended by the wholesalers/distributors are used by most shops as their advertised prices. One of the discussions was for the Wholesalers to raise their recommended/advertised price on complete bikes. However it was made clear that nobody could or would be forced to do so and could sell at any price they chose. I still maintain the intent was honourable. In hindsight to have such a meeting was maybe not the correct way to go and for that I apologise!!! A better mechanism or forum could have been chosen and from this I have learnt some good lessons. In conclusion it is imperative that for the good of Cycling in SA that all the retail issues get sorted out as quickly as possible. This might mean looking to our wholesalers yet again for this respite. We will also need to lobby Government to get the 15% duty on complete bikes removed. I remain committed to Cycling in SA in all its forms and apologise again for any ill feelings caused. Andrew Mclean. 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Ruinaard 5. VBX Communications (Pty) Ltd 2006/033910/07 Vat No 4720234295 The difference between great people and everyone else is that great people create their lives actively, while everyone else is created by their lives, passively waiting to see where life takes them next. The difference between the two is the difference between living fully and just existing. Michael E. Gerber From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Donald Klopper Sent: 23 September 2008 09:23 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [!! SPAM] [DarknDirty] Re: Fwd: Bike industry price fixing PIGS. Well I never buy from CycleLab anyway, and I’ve just dropped any current or future support for Fritz Pienaar. There’s many left to buy from. Maybe chainreaction.co.uk...! Maintenance / support is pathetic anyway. Werner: Can you post Andrew’s response (apology) please? There’s a link to the Hub but many of us don’t have access: http://www.thehubsa.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=33149 <http://www.thehubsa.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=33149&PN=40> &PN=40 ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Minutes of the meeting http://www.thehubsa.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=33149 <http://www.thehubsa.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=33149&PN=13> &PN=13 Margins in the bicycling industry – Fritz Pienaar and Andrew Mclean Fritz Pienaar Welcome everyone, thank you for attending this meeting. First of all I would just like to say that this meeting is not aimed at the wholesalers, but the wholesalers do play a part and it them that created the concern that retailers are not making enough money, and that this leads to their accounts not being paid. I would just like to say that everyone agrees in principle with raising the margins in the cycling retail industry, we have support from many retails, whom have phoned or contacted me personally to say that they are behind the decision and that it's time something like this occurs. Ie. Bowman's, Hatton cycles Wholesalers all agree in principle that this is needed. This email and all content are subject to the following disclaimer: http://content.momentum.co.za/content/legal/disclaimer_email.htm --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "DarkAndDirty" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/DarkAndDirty?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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