These LBS like to stick to companies that only sell exclusively through them. I know a shop that dropped Ridley after Ridley started selling on PerformanceBikes or whatever online site it was. Plus CompetitiveCyclist has huge discounts on various less known bikes.

Which is unfortunate since I think LBS should buy different bikes from different companies that best suit their clientele. Why not sell a Trek Domane, Specialized Roubaix, and Scott CR1 along with the Cannondale Synapse? Rather than have large stocks of bikes like CAAD10, or EVO that most people aren't going to want just because shop decided to be exclusive to one brand? To me that's stupid.