Sorry to hear that another train retailer is closing. Back in the day the popularity of model trains brought customers into many different retail outlets. I recall them being sold at not only toy stores but hardware stores, hobby shops, appliance stores even at furniture stores. Model trains were popular items and they were profitable to sell. Today's all that has changed and the cutthroat nature of the market has thinned not only the profit but their availability. As with other products, today online sales has largely replaced most of the shows and the brick and motor stores. All this is just a sign of the times.
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