There has ben a resurgence in interest in cycling and it has not been dominated by middle-aged men. “We’re seeing more women than men buying bikes,” Graham Stapleton, chief executive of Halfords, saidBusiness owners are counting down the days until they can begin operating again with a measure of normality. For many, survival will be the priority after seeing their revenues disappear over the past three months. Others, though, will emerge from lockdown fighting fit. Ben Mead, who founded Varley, the sports fashion maker, with his wife Lara in 2015, said that he had been inundated with online orders since March, which had offset a collapse in physical sales.

Source: The Times June 05, 2020 16:18 UTC