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In 2006 private equity firm ISIS acquired a stake in Wiggle in a £12 million deal. In the four years since Wiggle has grown sales from £12 million in 2005 to voer £55 million in 2009, growing in the UK and internationally
Knew they were a decent sized outfit but didn't realise that big..... £55million
Posted : 15/09/2010 6:04 pm
You can also get their accounts from companies house.
Posted : 15/09/2010 6:08 pm
They been used as a case study of amazing growth on Radio 4 a number of times.
Posted : 15/09/2010 6:12 pm
I do my bit. 😀
Posted : 15/09/2010 6:23 pm
Clearly their customer service is better than Evan's 🙄
Ben
Posted : 15/09/2010 6:26 pm
..what's 'the largest cycle store in the world' CRC's turnover?
On another note, is small beautiful?:
http://www.bikebiz.com/interviews/380/CHAIN-REACTION-Bike-shops-working-below-the-VAT-threshold
(sorry, not sure how to do links, feel free to fix)
Posted : 15/09/2010 6:47 pm
Butlers Bikes in Southsea used to be my LBS, before they became Wiggle. It was a wise move closing the store and setting up online!
Posted : 15/09/2010 6:53 pm