Simpson' s Cycles. closed down?

... which apparently tells people to go to a Brompton Premium Dealer rather than buy it direct from the showroom? (I've never been there, but I've been told that that's how it works.) Perhaps Simpson's didn't get a good dealing arrangement with Brompton?

Brompton Junction is not exactly an example of ruthless capitalism (no aggressive pricing, no quicker turnaround and no marketing at all). In fact I was surprised they're not trying harder to actually make money (it's a business after all). I work for a shop selling Bromptons, and we're much closer to Covent Garden than Simpson's are. Yet I can't say it's unfair competition, because it's not.

The whole "getting advice from us and then buying online" frustrates me too, and I wonder about the future of the LBS. However it seems to me that some shop owners shift all of the blame instead of admitting that *maybe *their 70's business model just isn't relevant anymore.