Yep, this has been a long time coming. Jim has been saying this for years and they finally did it. I knew it was going to happen when i saw them dump about 80% of their inventory onto their eBay account in one week.
They will still be doing internet sales on new gear, but they won't have the in store stock and such. Not sure if they will just close the retail location and downsize or what. He was saying he would like to get rid of the expense of maintaining the store front.
In my opinion from past dealings with them i wouldn't even bother with them for service, go to the manufacturer or somewhere else! They always overcharge for the simplest of things.