I think this is actually a big reason for the ascendance of big-box stores, esp. Lowes and Home Depot, and auto parts chains like O'Reilly. It's not particular

I think this is actually a big reason for the ascendance of big-box stores, esp. Lowes and Home Depot, and auto parts chains like O'Reilly. It's not particularly that they offer lower prices or more selection, it's that they're open after 6 pm and on Sundays when the DIYers are DIYing. Mom and pop might not have had the resources to make the experiment to stay open late for long enough for people to internalize that they were open.