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Originally Posted by NYCfixie
I have no idea what killed all of these companies but I believe each had a physical presence at some point (except for Nashbar who was bought out by Performance). In this world of eCommerce why didn't they just get rid of the physical presence years ago? Am I oversimplifying the issue?
Who is next to close up shop (and online)?
I have used all of them over the years and am surprised they are all gone.
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I think one distinction is which 'platform' was their most significant..storefront vs online sales..More than a few online places have a store front, cuz many manufacturers and distributors demand that(like Planet Cyclery) altho I think the storefront/online places that will survive are the ones 'owned' by distributors..Like PlanetCyclery and maybe Velomine. Along with the ones with 'token' store fronts(ExCel, for example..90% of their sales is via mailorder)...