Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative

Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative Limited

Trading name	Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative
Formerly called	Recycles Co-operative (until 1985)
Type	Worker cooperative
Industry	Bicycle industry
Founded	Edinburgh, Scotland (1977 (1977))
Founder	Chris Hill Gerry Murray Morag Ogilvie
Headquarters	Edinburgh, Scotland
Number of locations	8 stores (2014)
Area served	Aberdeen Edinburgh Leeds Manchester Newcastle
Brands	Revolution
Services	Sales of bicycles and cycling accessories Bicycle repair
Revenue	£12m
Number of employees	170
Website	edinburghbicycle.com

Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative is a bicycle retailer with seven stores across Scotland and Northern England, and an online store selling worldwide.^[1]^[2]

The co-operative is the longest established worker co-operative in Scotland, having originally been founded as a bicycle repair service in Edinburgh in 1977.^[3] In recent years the co-operative has grown to be, arguably, the dominant bicycle retailer in Scotland and Northern England, with the largest bicycle stores in each respective city.^[4]^[5]

The business offers products from many leadings brands alongside products from its own "Revolution" brand.

References

↑ "About Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op". Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
↑ "Edinburgh bike co-operative 'to create 140 jobs'". BBC News. 8 January 2012. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
↑ Voinea, Anca (24 September 2013). "Edinburgh Bicycle Co-op: 'The revolution will not be motorised'". Co-operative News. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
↑ Giles Simon (25 May 2012). "Going through the gears: how Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative has grown". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
↑ "Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative". Co-operatives UK. Retrieved 6 July 2014.

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