How to make money as an LHS owner

[Puddlejumper]

Truthfully If I were to open a hobby shop it would be an online shop, with a disclaimer at the bottom stating that locals would be welcome to stop by if they called in advance to assure I was there. There would be no traditional "shop" but my inventory would be in my basement and almost all business would be over the internet. I do stop by hobby shops when I see them, and I usually leave with something, and there is one about 15 miles away that I do buy from when I can. The couple of shops we had in the area were generally not convenient, 11-6 weekdays, 11-4 on Saturday, and always closed on Sunday. Generally, if I was off, the shop was closed.

The hobby is not dying, just changing. the internet hobby shop is the new hobby shop.