My Dutch Koga, builds the bikes up on Taiwan manufactured, for them , frames .

The profit margins are probably better, that way ..

dont like a component picked by the product manager? put something else on.

Shop take offs resell somehow.

LBS sells Treks .. they ship on a rotating credit , so the shop sells the bikes , then pays for them

and a few employees get to eat and drink .
shop overhead gets paid.. etc.