Originally Posted by
TKJava
Performance Bike which I assume is a national chain has a good on-line presence for purchasing.
Don't forget Performance and (the old mail order store) Nashbar... are the same company. They should have on-line mastered.
Originally Posted by
TKJava
..... I would think that in this day and age for a LBS you should have a really good website even if it does not support purchases a single mom & pop type store (no chain) probably cannot support on-line shopping but they should be able to have electronic service records and text notifications etc.
We agree there! And actually... I would think on-line shopping would be very much a big part of a Mom&Pop store. On-line stores are much easier to set-up than people would think.
I worked in a computer based paperless environment in 1992. There is no reason for anyone to NOT be taking advantage of time/labor saving tech.
But then again.... I don't understand why so few bicycle shop aren't also coffee shops. So... what do I know.