CDEK.Shopping Reports a June Rise in Bicycle Sales

CDEK.Shopping reported a sharp increase in purchases of bicycles from abroad in June compared with May. According to Vedomosti's 30 June 2026 report, citing a representative of the service, sales rose by 131% and revenue by 263%. The figures concern this purchasing channel; they should not be presented as growth rates for the entire bicycle market in Russia.

Mountain bikes lead the reported mix

The company put mountain bikes at 54% of its bicycle sales, followed by road models at 13.5% and folding bicycles at about 11.5%. These shares describe the service's reported assortment of sales, rather than the composition of bicycles already owned or used on city streets.

Revenue and sales are different measures

A faster rise in revenue does not, on its own, show that every bicycle became more expensive. The mix of models sold can change. A comparison of like-for-like prices would need to follow the same products, whereas a total combines the purchases that actually entered each period's calculation.

Nor does revenue measure profit. It is not a statement of the costs associated with supplying the orders. Retailers reading the announcement should keep the reported measures separate before using either as a comparison with their own business.

Questions behind a useful comparison

• Does the figure describe one service or a wider market?
• Are the same periods and product categories being compared?
• Does the measure concern sales, revenue or a category's share?

Comparing a shop’s own sales

A local shop can examine its own June results by separating mountain, road and folding models in its sales records. Comparing both the number sold and revenue within each group would show where its business changed. The same treatment of cancellations and returns in both months would keep the comparison consistent.

Stock availability also belongs beside that comparison. For example, if a shop ran out of a popular model during May and received a delivery in June, the later month's sales would reflect its return to the shelves. This is an illustrative retail situation, not an explanation offered for the service's reported increase.