It is sad whenever a legit skateshop, one that contributes to the skate scene in a city, closes but the fact that people on here are defending skateshop employees being assholes is insane. You do understand it's called "customer service", right? I don't expect my ass to get kissed whenever I walk into a skateshop, but as people have mentioned part of the reason all those mall shops are succeeding is they don't have that pretentious/"holier than thou" attitude that some (definitely not all) core shops have.
I have and will always supported independent skateshops, but if there are obnoxious employees I will definitely take my business elsewhere, regardless of how "cool" or legendary a skateshop is.