There is no way RS can compete even if they overhauled themselves to focus on hobby electronics. Microcenter has a well stocked hobby ("maker" if you like, but

There is no way RS can compete even if they overhauled themselves to focus on hobby electronics. Microcenter has a well stocked hobby ("maker" if you like, but I hate that term) section, but I doubt they even sell one arduino a day. Microcenters are typically located in urban areas with >2M population.