All though in the sense of financial businees was great for John merlin it was not good for the U.S stores. As roller skates rise in popularity the demand for roller skates became higher. Also due to the higher taxs demand from the gilded age at the time it was hard to start a businees so pepole went with roller skates. Also from the extreme bordome and anger from the gilded age roller skates became big very fast. even to the point of roller skates geting on majoir news. with roller skates not only profiting John merlin it also profited stores that sold them.