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The board of The Boots Company announced today that it intends to allow Halfords to become an independent company, probably by a demerger, possibly by an outright sale. The deal should be sorted by the Autumn.

In a lead article on today's site, a BBC journalist said city cycling is too dangerous for most people to countenance. Get on the site right now and air your views

An early Easter, good Spring weather and no FMD access restrictions are leading UK IBDs to feel confident about the future. The BikeBizBarometer is showing that turnover is up on the same period last year, but profits are either static or dipping. This is mirrored in mainstream retail and industry results as released by the British Retail Consortium and the Institute of Directors

CyberTill, the ASP-based e-commerce and EPoS system developed in the bike trade but now available for any retail sector, is one of three companies shortlisted for the Future Technology Award in the European Retail Solution Awards

It's a case of poacher-turned-gamekeeper. Long-time cycle industry consultant Coffrin - based in San Jose, California - used to produce an emailed newsletter that put a Coffrin-esque spin on the top corporate news stories of the day