I'm definitely not denying that web-based stores are taking a lot the market share, and there's a lot of things I can't find locally either. I'm just pointing out that brick and mortar is still a highly viable business model, and a regular part of life for lots of people (I would guess most people, even aside from grocery stores and restaurants). After all, a lot of people have never ordered a blessed thing from the web, and may not even have a computer mo-sheen. I also know that half the stores I go to don't even have a web site.
Also, in my line of work I spend a lot of time at Home Depot and the local hardware store I mentioned. They don't seem to have any shortage of traffic, and when my co-workers or contractors working for us are in need of item x, we usually say, "I'll have to go to Home Depot," not, "I'm gonna go log on." Maybe hardware is an exception to the rule, I don't know.
I will add the disclaimer that my wife is that one person still driving to Blockbuster for movies. So maybe we're just way behind the curve.