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Actually, it's not the LHS's that are changing, they are just responding to consumer demand. You don't expect LHS's to carry products that don't sell very well,... do you? If kits were good sellers, then dealers would be selling kits like hotcakes. When a large percentage of consumers demand RTR's and ignore "blue boxes", then LHS's will respond accordingly. Further more, if consumers buy most, or all, of their high-end products over the Internet, then these products will slowly begin to disappear from the LHS's shelves. When Model Railroading enthusiasts take great pride in putting down LHS's and brag about the great products and prices they receive over the Internet and that they would never buy from an LHS, they are sending a message to folks that might be interested in opening a new hobby shop. Why in the world would anyone try to sell something that can be purchased easier and cheaper over the Internet? IMHO model railroaders will get what they want, although they might not want what they get.
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