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Financial situation ◆ Positive cashflow ◆ Good profit margins ◆ Quite high debt from recent investment in new shop premises Wheels Times 2 Company Type : Limited company Date established : 1989 Turnover : ￡24 million per year Number of employees : 65 Main Products Locations ◆ Sixteen retail outlets in major cities across the UK ◆ Good Internet presence with growing on-line sales Brief history 1989 two mountain bike enthusiasts open shop 1992 voted best bike shop in UK 1994 three new shops 1998 extends range, five new shops 2000 offers cycling weekends holidays 2001 launches online bike shop 2004 online sales hit ￡1m mark 2006 seven new shops Core competencies ◆ Technical knowledge of bicycles ◆ Customer service Market prospects ◆ Cycling increasingly popular ◆ Bikes increasingly sophisticated Market price ◆ Probably high