The Sale Starts Online Even When It Ends at Your Counter

Physical stores still pull in most of the money in retail. E-commerce was about 17% of US retail sales in the first quar …

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Sep 3, 2026, 10:51:56 AM

The Bike Shop Loyalty Marketing Guide

The Bike Shop Loyalty Marketing Guide: Turning One-Time Buyers Into Lifetime Riders Independent bike shops have always b …

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Aug 21, 2026, 9:59:09 AM

If You Haven't Looked at Workstand Lately, You Haven't Seen Workstand

Ask a shop owner what Workstand is, and the answer you get often depends on when they last looked. For years, plenty of …

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Aug 17, 2026, 3:54:48 PM

How Bike Shops Win in the Era of AI-Powered Search

For most of the last decade, the formula for getting found online was built around the same basic logic: Build a website …

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Jul 21, 2026, 4:06:07 PM

Workstand Website Pricing Tips

Have you ever had this happen?

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Jul 2, 2026, 10:10:03 AM

What a Business Investor Saw That Some Bike Insiders Might Miss

In the spring of 2024, while a lot of people in the bike industry were still working through the hangover of the post-pa …

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Jun 16, 2026, 11:31:23 AM

Your Last Customer is Your Best Marketing Opportunity

Peak season does something that no ad campaign can replicate. It puts new faces in your shop — first-time riders who jus …

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Jun 15, 2026, 11:29:44 AM

How AI Is Changing Local Bike Shops

Mark Still and Alex Slocum, Workstand's Director of Product, discuss the current state of AI and its effect on consumer …

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Jun 10, 2026, 12:09:34 PM