ronenige Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 Don't know if this is the right place or would it be better in general ? Over the last couple of years there seems to be a change to the established bike dealer system going on , a few major players making big confident moves , the newest one being a massive one opening in Coventry soon , people's thoughts or experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, ronenige said: Don't know if this is the right place or would it be better in general ? Over the last couple of years there seems to be a change to the established bike dealer system going on , a few major players making big confident moves , the newest one being a massive one opening in Coventry soon , people's thoughts or experiences? Is the Coventry opening a brand new dealership or a takeover/change of premises? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noely02 Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 worked out well for carnell's and motorcycle city............. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
426hemi Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 The Coventry store is a new dealership, as said it’s been done before by numerous companies and they’ve all gone to the wall, pile it up and sell it cheap works for a while but you end up being busy fools with high stock turnover and tiny margins. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronenige Posted September 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 12 minutes ago, Lee said: Is the Coventry opening a brand new dealership or a takeover/change of premises? It looks like a few established Kawasaki dealers got together and are having a go , its massive, 100,000 square foot . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronenige Posted September 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 (edited) On 9/7/2022 at 8:35 PM, noely02 said: worked out well for carnell's and motorcycle city............. They were a large chain rather than large stores. Also collateral damage from the RBS fiasco more than anything else. Edited September 10, 2022 by ronenige Missed an important fact ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 34 minutes ago, 426hemi said: The Coventry store is a new dealership, as said it’s been done before by numerous companies and they’ve all gone to the wall, pile it up and sell it cheap works for a while but you end up being busy fools with high stock turnover and tiny margins. 30 minutes ago, ronenige said: It looks like a few established Kawasaki dealers got together and are having a go , its massive, 100,000 square foot . Are the established dealers keeping their existing premises or are they shutting them to progress this store creating, what would effectively be, Kawasaki Warwickshire? And yes, piling high and selling cheap might work for items like baked beans in household name supermarkets, but not when you're selling Kawasaki motorcycles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronenige Posted September 7, 2022 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 53 minutes ago, Lee said: Are the established dealers keeping their existing premises or are they shutting them to progress this store creating, what would effectively be, Kawasaki Warwickshire? And yes, piling high and selling cheap might work for items like baked beans in household name supermarkets, but not when you're selling Kawasaki motorcycles. https://globalmoto.co.uk/ Some big names involved with that one , piling high ? Dealer's have been moaning about the lack of stock for the last few years so i cant see them selling cheap either . Some of these firms are chucking quite a few bob back into the sport as well, support the people that support the sport etc . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, ronenige said: https://globalmoto.co.uk/ Some big names involved with that one , piling high ? Dealer's have been moaning about the lack of stock for the last few years so i cant see them selling cheap either . Some of these firms are chucking quite a few bob back into the sport as well, support the people that support the sport etc . Agree on the stocking problems. My comment was more generalised with regard to how we have seen the 'low price, high turnover' model used in the past. I'm not a fan. George White, anyone? Instead, build value into your product/service, look after your customers, under promise and over deliver. Charge a price to reflect that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Nitrous Posted September 7, 2022 Report Share Posted September 7, 2022 The bike shops around here are dominated by two big dealerships. The stores aren’t huge but they have several on both sides of the city / river, and cover most brands. It’s not great that they have so much control, but it has it’s good sides, being able to ride the H2 SX SE into 1 store and go to the next store and ride out on the new Busa at a very competitive price is something the smaller independents couldn’t do or match. I supported a stand alone single store for many years, but they aren’t doing well. With Suzuki’s decline they went to putting the Suzukis in a side room and selling Ducati’s, KTM’s, Can-Am’s or anything else that would keep the wolf from the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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