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BMMF, are you advocating that pubs and restaurants should all close at 5.30 so their poor staff can go and enjoy their evenings in the pub with their mates? oh wait....
I would rather spend my money at a good LBS and im happy to pay a small premium for this so that the knowledge and expertise of their mechanics is available to me when I need them. Wiggle or Chain Reaction cant help me out with a bodge on a headset or something when I need it. All Im saying is that for me and the majority of 9-5.30/6 working people, LBS' arent an option for us which is immensely frustrating. Its not ideological, just practical.
Instead of opening at 8, why not open at 10/11? and close at 8pm? Dont close on a Sunday when people need to access you, close on Monday when most people dont need to access you.
Cloud9Cycles on Store St do this (they are closed for renovation but ropen soon) and Fitzrovia are open till 7, help your customers out!