At the end of NRF 2024 in New York I was able to chat with Juliet Scott-Croxford of Brompton Bicycle. Juliet is President, North America, and leads the growth of this quintessentially British brand in the market.
Brompton is an urban-first, engineering-born, British-made success story, and so the transition to the US is an interesting one. Leading with a combination of product quality and clubhouse retail vibe, they have been at the vanguard of the city-centre, community cycling renaissance that brands like Rapha (just along the road from them in Soho) have embraced.
I caught up with Julia in the back-office stock area of their Soho store as she prepped for an evening event, hence a bit of “real life buzz” in the background of the recording .
In our chat we cover their hire scheme, the Brompton Junction Stores concept, retail partnerships and expansion, Juliet’s career path, the importance of a strong team, the “Activating Cities” strategy and the move to B-Corp status…
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Run time: 32 minutes
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Brompton Bicycle: https://www.brompton.com/ and https://www.brompton.com/find-a-store/brompton-junction/new-york
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Juliet Scot-Croxley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliet-scott-croxford-72050313/
Georgia Scott: https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgiajones1/
Ian Jindal: www.linkedin.com/in/ianjindal/ and www.twitter.com/ianjindal
