Trek is buying up a lot of locally owned independent bicycle shops. This is moving the mix toward corporate owned stores and away from locally owned stores. It is increasingly difficult for small locally owned stores (and chains) to compete with corporate owned stores and brands that are internet-only bicycle brands, and internet-only parts and accessories. While customers who strive for the lowest prices go to the internet and others go to big box stores or corporate owned stores the small locally owned independent bicycle shop is slowly disappearing. This is also happening in other industries and is causing a shift from small business to corporate owned and big Wall Street backed businesses.