> [...] certainly a network of thousands of stores stocking resistors isn't a viable business when the small amount of hobbyists just go online. Maplin has bee

> [...] certainly a network of thousands of stores stocking resistors isn't a viable business when the small amount of hobbyists just go online. Maplin has been doing it in the UK (not one of the world's cozy retail markets) with apparent success. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8664813 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8664813