Top 10 Brands That Failed

[@phayzyre1052]

One of the things that's screwing over Radio Shack is their employees. 30+ years ago you could walk into any Radio Shack in the USA and say something like "I need a 1K ohm 1/4 watt resistor at 5% tolerance" and right off the bat they knew what you needed or could direct you to some other resistor that would work. Unfortunately if you try that nowadays most of their employees (which are usually these college kid types who don't know jack shit about electronics other than how to turn it on) would just stare at you like you're from outer space!

[@hoss73ford]

+Phayzyre105 For sure. I bought a CB radio in 1975 which went out of production 6 years later and I needed a repair and Radio Shack was able to. In my keepsakes I still have one of my free battery cards from them. The last 15 years they've been nothing more than a cell phone store.

[@hoss73ford]

+Mark Muffs oops, I meant out of production 6 years earlier (an off brand radio)

[@Superlazerninja12]

did you know Radio Shack once had there own video game console?Yeah that was..a thing, and it existed,that's about it.

[@hoss73ford]

+Superlazerninja12 yes I vaguely remember that but never bought one. Wasn't a lot into video games back then

[@phayzyre1052]

Mark Muffs Agreed and I think when Radio Shack stared selling phones was about the time their service went to hell. I cant blame them for diversifying but all of that attracted the young kids who know cell phones out the wazoo but couldn't tell a silicone transistor from a germanium one!

[@AdmiralBlackstar]

Man I miss Blockbuster. Mostly for the nostalgia but physically browsing through things was more pleasant then playing with a touch screen.

[@kellychuang8373]

ChakatBlackstar If you really want to relive that there's Blockbuster Alaska. Turns out there it's like Blockbuster hasn't died and it's like living in some alternate reality. Just Google Blockbuster Alaska for clearer details.

[@richie4633]

Yeah, that died a few days ago. Last blockbuster standing is in Oregon.

[@goldenqueen7002]

blockbuster has way more movie than netflix #bringbackblockbuster

[@jedidrummerjake]

Agreed!

[@ShockerTopper]

I think this is a sentiment that can only be shared amongst people in their mid 20’s and older...kids these days would scoff at this because it requires going out and interacting with other humans in person lol. Steaming was such a cool idea but I’d trade it back for having video stores again. There was nothing quite like going with your friends/roommates and GF’s to figure out what you were going to watch that Friday night.

[@Lugh314]

Netflix and piracy sure didn't help, but what I think put the final nail in BlockBuster's coffin was RedBox.

[@evansbaseballcards6447]

Pretty soon they have to add Kmart to the list.

[@tammybeaudry3435]

Kmart has been gone in Canada for a very very long time now

[@evansbaseballcards6447]

+Tammy Beaudry Ours is closing now.

[@gator9339]

Kmart is pretty much gone in the US too

[@syxepop]

If the rumors going on business magazines are to be believed I'd wonder if KMart would last through the '16 Holiday Season... Sears (& Roebuck) may go later on '17 under the same suits (let's see what happens).

[@TheCluelessOne022]

When I went to Kmart with my mom, the parking lot was pretty much empty and I saw a cockroach near the merchandise. Scared the crap out of me.

[@HelenaRedgrave]

Oh Blockbuster, how I'll miss you, old buddy, I'll never forget the good old memories you've given me. Nothing like walking through the aisles of the store looking for say, Jurassic Park, settling for Space Jam or something else since you couldn't find it or it had already been rented. Then going back home and finding out the damn thing hadn't been rewinded... good times, man.

[@heathers7789]

I know, I used to go there ALL the time. :(

[@OneTrueEdge]

Heather Feather He was being sarcastic.

[@HelenaRedgrave]

Elu Arkham Just a little though, I really will miss them.

[@swatch71]

I miss the small video stores where you could find some real hidden treasures more than the giant that wiped them off the map before it got wiped off the map.

[@lpspikamaryproductions1239]

Redgrave192 there was also a place called movie gallery

[@ShackleYT]

blockbuster had 1 thing going for it that no red box ever will. they had older games.

[@BreakTheCode115]

yep...

[@wildbilltexas]

These companies deserved what they got. About 6 years ago I rented a DVD at Blockbuster that was scratched up and skipped when I played it. When I returned the disk and told the manager they should replace their worn-out DVD's he told me "If you dont like our DVD's, go buy your own copy" so I did, and never rented anything from those jerks again. Circuit City were notorious for their "Bait and Switch" deals. The CC Sunday circular would feature a new TV, computer, stereo etc on sale. But when you got there even on Sunday, it had already been sold out. ("only 5 in stock") Then the clerk would try to sell you a more expensive product.

[@julesverne4629]

My favourite American Company that Folded was "Kodak of Rochester , New York or Eastman Kodak". But it is "NOT" Collapse. Kodak Eastman is still very much alive at "Walmart.com" where I purchased 6 Rolls of 24 Exposures Kodak-Gold-Color 35mm. Negative Film of Colour-Color-Gold Iso-ASA of 200". I paid $11.99 for 3 Rolls Canistors of Kodak-Gold Color-Colour Film and bought 2 packs of Kodak-Gold Color-Colour Negative Film for $24 Dollars + Tax. When I got home, a threw the Kodak-Gold Bio-Gelatin Film R.G.B. Colour-Color-Gold Emulsion into the "Freezer of my Refridgerator shelves". Then I slowly defrosted 2 Rolls of Colour Negative Film into the Refridgerator going Past the Expiry Dates by up to 5 years past the Kodak expirary dates do to "Freezing the Gelatine Emulsion 24mm. x 36mm. to be exact Colour-Color Gold Films"! Then I slowly defrosted 2 Rolls of Kodak-Gold Film into the Refridgerator for 7 days to reach 4 Degrees Celsius. Then I Defrosted again the Kodak Gold Films for 1 to 2 days to Room Temperatures at 22 Degrees Celsius at Humidity of 47%. Then I loaded the films into my Minolta, Pentax, Nikon and Olympus SLR Cameras. The Images of the 200 ISO-ASA Kodak Color Film was equal to the day I had purchased them "Fresh Film, regardless of the 5 year past the Expirary Dates allowed by "Freezing the Color-Emulsion Films in my Freezer". Did you ever think of that "Hollywood 35mm. Film Cinematography People to become Science people in the proper Longeivities possible in "Analog Films by Freezing the Films then slowly defrosting them by Refridgerations and Defrosting again to Room Temperatures before loading your Film Cameras". Hollywood if you want to preserve your Films for Centuries then "Freeze the Film-Cinematography 35mm. Color Analog Films in "Liquid Nitrogen just like you Freeze Hospital Blood" then go through the various stages of "De-frosting the Films to Room Temperatures". Also, Film peoples you can "Compressed Hydrogen, the process known as "Gas-Hypering" in Astro-Photography most Analog Color-Colour Films. This process increases the "Films Densities 10x or more this makes Analog 100 ISO-ASA Film perform at ISO-ASA 800 while retaining the ISO-ASA Fresh Color Colour Film Densities. Also you can "Push-Process Analog Films just ask your developing local Photographic Labs to do this "Push-Process a minimal additional cost". Imagine Kodak Color "Gas Hydrogen Hypered Films" and Fuji-Color "Gas Hypered" Fresh Films . This will beat any Digital Full Frame or Medium Frame Digital Cameras"!! Have you thought of that "Eastman Kodak" and "Fuji-Films Co." of Japan. Use your "Science heads like Jules Verne or Jules nicholi and STOP just using an "Artistic" approach to your Film Developing and Storage proceeders "Remember that Film is Bio-Chemistry Gelatins in their Emulsions Color not just Silver-Halides" so "Freeze and Defrost those Color Analog Films by Segmentated 1 Month De-Frosting Proceedures as stated above= to Room Temperatures as stated above "become Science People not just Arts people". Learn and behold the new flexible powers of Analog-Films over Digital Binary Photo and Video audio medias! Have a Good Day Gentlemen and Women of this 21st Century and enjoy your Analog or Digital World whichever that world might be????

[@MyJohncon]

Jules nicholi Longest youtube comment ever.

[@macintosh315]

Jules nicholi Don't forget Kodak Hall at the Eastman School of Music!

[@StellarRecreations]

john connolly Remember back in the day when we were all bitching about not having enough space to troll, or feed the trolls on here? Those were the days.

[@timurkhilyamov1594]

"New services like netflix" Man i feel old

[@alexagurrola170]

Me too....

[@andrewbrown4362]

Woolworth's is FOOTLOCKER? My entire world is shattered.

[@loporina]

Yeah. I learned recently that Monster Energy is Hansen's Natural Sodas.

[@bobbobberson3386]

Blockbuster was my early childhood, renting games and buying some, I still remember the interior of it even though it was long since replaced by a Five Guys.

[@roni1976]

I remember my parents getting a call from blockbuster saying they was adding a charge to their account b/c the Tapes me and my brother would drop off wasnt rewinded all the way!! lol Im so glad they are gone!! #TEAMNETFLIX

[@maroonie971]

I miss Blockbuster. I always remember it smelling like freshly washed clothes and linen/cloth, with a hint of a plastic sort of aroma. It always made me feel like I was in a different time, like the 80's or 90's because of some of the VHS tape they had even though it was the 2000's/2010's. I remember going with my mom to buy good DVD's/CD's/movies and playing hide and seek with my younger brother and sister between the aisles quietly as we patiently waited for her to purchase a new item for us to enjoy. Then it had to go away a few years ago. I'm now 14 and wish I had gotten that life size Johnny Depp cutout I saw a while back XD Good memories...

[@marcosbarrera8554]

me too I miss blockbuster so many memories

[@kellychuang8373]

Those are some memories that Amazon can't produce nor does Internet buying.

[@kellychuang8373]

Panic!AtTheMaroonDisco Also there's still those memories but it's all located in Alaska. Just Google it to find out more.

[@annalouise3251]

I remember being a little kid and going to blockbuster to get DVD s from the kids section and they would never play cuz the discs were always scratched up from kids handling them. But I still loved it. Everytime we would go to the same exact blockbuster and I would pick out the same DVD from the same spot cuz I loved it. And then we would do.a quick drive to blockbuster at like 9pm to return the movies and my mom would make me go up and put them down the slot thingy. Those were the times

[@kellychuang8373]

You just described those times before advanced Internet and what kids now will never experience among other things they wouldn't know.

[@olif3929]

Blockbuster now has fallen off the face of the earth.

[@happyhippie2123]

+Ollie Lovesyou as of now there are only 14 left

[@thomasslayer8664]

Phanic! At The Twenty Øne SOS Now??? More like 7 years ago.

[@communicationbreakdown256]

Phanic! At The Twenty Øne SOS and Hollywood Video, the cooler counterpart

[@BeachBaller]

Phanic! At The Twenty Øne SOS They still have very little locations that are open

[@dylbeentheplotagonistandra2811]

There are still locations left in Alaska

[@Sheehy223]

No more late fees.... So basically you just take the movies

[@clownnookie]

I liked Blockbuster. I liked, you know ... actually LEAVING my house, going up and down the aisles, and holding the video cases in my hands. Also, listening in on dates quibbling over what movie to pick. Or talking to a cashier about films. That whole deal.

[@michaelbutorac5114]

clownnookie I couldn't have agreed with you more. Netflix is just a vending machine and have no desire to do yet.

[@clownnookie]

Michael Butorac Well said. It just feels so cold and impersonal.

[@michaelbutorac5114]

clownnookie Thank you and yes, and that was fast you responded.

[@xxneonrainbowxxAJ]

clownnookie I loves the smell of blockbuster, I remember that I was so excited because I found the movie hotel for dogs,and was so excited to watch it

[@clownnookie]

Blue Beauty Yeah. Nobody's going to form fond memories like that with Netflix, that's for sure.

[@blood117]

Blockbuster failed because of Netflix

[@theflamingfedora3106]

I miss blockbuster so much,I cri evry tym

[@MegamanNG]

I remember renting games in Blockbuster. Good times but sadly, a shame that its gone.

[@mad3ssexc1t3ss5]

Grace Smith blockbuster closed down before redbox was even thought of

[@sdmurphy20]

Anyone remembers Hollywood Video? We went there all the time before they closed shop.

[@blood117]

There used to be a local video store in my town then the owner turned it into a cafe since video stores became obsolete.

[@Halpin2006]

I worked at Circuit City in Fremont, CA for only 2 mos during a holiday season in 1994, and could easily see they were NOT catering to consumer needs, focusing only instead on profit and extended warranty sales. Their problem was simple. Circuit City was still running business like the 1980s, where electronics were "exquisite" items and were a "handsome luxury" to own. But those like me who knew computers and technology also knew that consumer electronics were turning into disposable items. Customers only needed to buy exactly what fit their needs, and extended warranties were only necessary for long-term items, like TVs and video cameras. So I was eventually fired because of my low profit margins to the business and not believing in commission-based sales, despite my excellence in meeting consumer needs. I tried to ex[plain my ideas to the manager during my exit interview, but like a mindless Nazi, she "was just following operation orders".

[@MrBrett1963]

I used to shop at that store - maybe you sold me my VCR? :0)

[@dandosapershing6103]

Halpin2006 I’ve probably met you, went there a few times during the holiday season that year.

[@mitchellcumsteen9220]

Circuit City kinda was just kinda reincarnated as Best Buy.

[@user-dp9go8do9u]

It is your fault that Circuit City failed.

[@squigglymustache9724]

It's out??? I saw a circuit city in Tri-Cities in Washington about ___ ish hours from where live.... Or maybe I saw it wrong. But the big sign with allot of shops listed I guarantee it said Circuit City

[@darylmoore6711]

Best Buy, Sears, and K-mart are on their way to being added to this list.

[@reapergaming7673]

Sadly...😞

[@rockvilleraven]

+patrix vids (patrix606) Best Buy is where help and care are 4 letter obscenities.

[@darylmoore6711]

Bad customer service and product availability.

[@hoss73ford]

+Daryl Moore In my one dealing with the Geek Squad, they wanted to sell me a bunch of upgrades and other things my PC didn't need. I didn't go back.

[@awesomeaustin7406]

I like everything on this list except Best Buy. They are the only few electronics industry in the world. BTW autocorrect thought I wanted to say erections

[@aeonjoey3d]

WOW very false info about Kodak - Kodak exists as a GIGANTIC company in several fields including medical imaging, commercial printing, chemicals, and yes even films. They have ended some of their consumer product lines, but are very much still a profitable business and indigenous to their origins. Where as Polaroid, which the video mistakenly identified as 'saved by hipsters' is the polar opposite - polaroid completely folded, the company went entirely out of business with no former employee, management, investor, of any kind left, only it's name held as a holding company on paper bought by foreign fund managers; it's name is licensed to sell cheap knockoffs today, it is NOT an american company, only a licensed name. Kodak is still an american company with american manufacturing and employees that some of which have been with them for over 50 years and more. Please don't spread lies.

[@Kale595]

I used Kodak a couple days Ago!!!!

[@julijakeit]

It's not the first time Mojo provides false information due to the lack of research. They post videos daily with questionable articles to bank on the amount of views rather than giving information that is thoroughly researched.

[@abc64pan]

Mojo is second only to Test Tube in the fabrication and misinformation departments.

[@johnbuckhalter1976]

she actually says in the video, Kodak sold off many divisions (which means they still operate in certain fields) and stopped making "digital" cameras.

[@gavinstraface897]

+John Buckhalter so she was right, right?

[@ReinEngel]

One of the best scams I ever ran was thanks to Blockbuster. I bought a wonderful little product called HD Loader for the PlayStation 2 which allowed you to install games to a hard drive (I had me a monster 320MB one, which was ridiculous for 2004) and play them forever... without having a copy of the disc. When Blockbuster introduced the Game Pass one summer, which cost $20 and allowed for unlimited game rentals, one at a time, I'd rent one, install it, return it and rent another. I pretty much cleaned out their PS2 section over the course of one month. Then I got addicted to online multiplayer (the one thing you couldn't do with installed copies) and barely played the fucking things. I guess that's karma.

[@sacr3]

Karma? So you stealing tons of games costing the game manufacturers money and the company Blockbuster money which in the end costs people their jobs, you think you not being able to play multiplayer was Karma? More like you suffering financially, being some dirtbag bum for 1/4 of your whole life - that sounds more like Karma. "Hey i'm Karma, you just killed a man, let me make you trip and scrap your knee a little bit" Is basically what you're saying how Karma works..

[@sacr3]

Alright, go work with a team of people for 4 years making a work of art simply to entertain, then watch as those very people you made it for pick it up, copying it, put it down. 40-60 bucks for something that took 2-4 years to make, and your audience just keeps stealing it. I would ask "how does this make you feel" but because you're trying to defend your theft and say "it hurts no one" you'll simply lie for the sake of argument. Pirating, AKA renting a game then copying it for your own use is theft, you are hurting the company that crafted this game. You and the thousands of others that feel copying a game is a harmless crime. This is why tons of gaming companies switched to other forms of entertainment and invested so much into anti-pirating systems, and even then they lose. Some companies forbid making games for PC because of the pirate rate. hurt no one? you're hurting the very gaming community as well as the people who make the games. Some lose their job, get put into financial distress. but you're a kid - you won't realize your wrong doings until later on. Hopefully you'll smarten up sooner than later.

[@redphat1911]

sacr3 no harm pirating a game if you had no intention of paying for it in the first place

[@sacr3]

If you had no intention, than you had no interest. But you downloaded it, therefore you had interest and they lost money.

[@redphat1911]

think of it this way, there is 0 chance i'd ever buy advanced warfare because i don't think it would be worth my money, if i was given to opportunity for a free copy i might play it though. if i was a game producer i would rather some kids pirate my game, enjoy it and tell all their friends about it than some kids not play my game at all because they can't afford it.

[@Camman010]

We lost Radio Shack in Canada a long time ago and believe me that is 1 company that you will miss when they are gone in the US.

[@lokisgodhi]

RS were great when they sold electronics parts. Great for building things and doing repairs. Harder to find RS stores that still sell them. Most of the other that they sell you can probably find elsewhere cheaper.

[@TheSportCompact]

+Will G They actually are. It was so convenient for certain things. One thing that killed them was getting rid of supplying things like they did for electronics hobbyists who build their own devices and such. Before the Internet my friend who is really into that used to spend a lot of time getting the things he needed, like bread boards, enclosures, etc.

[@pugman91]

I have radio shack in my town that was brought out by Sprint.... It still has everything but just added some smartphones.

[@throatwobblermangrove8510]

The Radio Shack in our area is still open, but I've been to it maybe twice in the past 10 years, and not at all in the past 5 years because everything they sell can be found cheaper at a Fry's or several other electronics shops.

[@spoony8232]

Radio Shack turned into The Source by Circuit City, and when they went under it was just The Source, then Bell bought them and ruined everything

[@TheCapelessCrusader]

I really miss Blockbuster, the one in my area closed before I could get a chance to say goodbye to it one last time... my nostalgia won't let it go.

[@CarolinaBlood704]

K-Mart may unfortunately be on an updated version of this list...

[@kayisalie]

There's two close to my house, although they might go away as they're always empty. I think one is closing down and being turned into a Target/Walmart

[@CarolinaBlood704]

There are TWO? And I have a hard time finding ONE! It's so sad, because once upon a time, they were on par with Wal-Mart and Target! Now, they're just an overgrown Big Lots.

[@jenniferferguson8145]

There are several k marts in Chicago. It is actually easier to find a k mart or a target then it is to find a Walmart in this city (unless you want to go to the ghetto or the burbs)

[@InceRumul]

+SkaterCTV True. But unfortunately?

[@gamerzero7735]

+SkaterCTV Yeah, the branch near where I live went belly-up.

[@hotpapayasalad]

most of these brands fail because CEO and owners are stubborn. too stupid to understand that the world is moving on and things need to change.

[@kellychuang8373]

Speaking of things changing Toys R Us just died right this year.

[@bobbyslater1198]

Howard Johnson's comes to mind. Where can you go to get a hot fudge sundae at 3 AM?

[@sciencevids1101]

At first glance "Schlitz" sounds like going to school when you're lit af. 😂

[@sjk6101983]

Science Vids my boyfriend’s grandpa retired from there

[@k-classic6517]

Wow. This was in 2012, and blockbuster did die.

[@hoss73ford]

+KlockingGaming This was filmed before Blockbuster went under

[@k-classic6517]

+Mark Muffs that's what I said. The video in 2012, before it died. My comment was in 2015 after it did die.

[@davidjames666]

Radio shack died too in 2015. Reading the comments, i don't think a lot of people know this. It is being referred to in the present tense.

[@austins7721]

+David James Radio shack isn't dead yet. There's one right by me.

[@bigverybadtom]

+27-23 LOL There are a small number of them around, but they are around.

[@Ryusuta]

Wait... a time when the government DIDN'T bail out a corporation? What a wondrous time that must have been...

[@314rft]

Ryusuta More reason modern times STINK!

[@hokage1997]

I know right

[@callowaymotorcompany]

314rft Yeah lets go back to when corporations were allowed to have private armies and kill strikers like the 18-1900s!

[@highlander123100]

Still do,fictionally in futuristic games.

[@Immortalcheese]

+Ryusuta Governments don't always bail out corporations. The reason GM was bailed out was because it represents a huge portion of the American economy and if it had gone Chapter 11, the rest of the country as we know it would have regressed to the stone age

[@SkullKillington]

Atari didn't fail as a company, considering that they produced some of the most known games of all time.

[@Hiddinlightyear]

Skull Killington Same as the rest except something happened and they "died off".

[@crawfb]

Skull Killington Correction, Atari did fail as a company. They didn't fail as an innovator and creator of the whole dang video games market!

[@SkullKillington]

they didn't. since this post is to probably piss me off and correct you, i would recommend you never comment here again.

[@crawfb]

Skull Killington With mindless remarks like that anything I can do to annoy you is a plus point. Oh, looks like I've just done it.

[@tyh3784]

Richard Burton after the first system, atari made nothing good. Its just sad

[@Tony01013]

Three letters A...O...L I can't believe they didn't put this one in there. If you were to tell somebody in the mid 90's that AOL would basically just be a cheap website, people would ha e laughed at you.

[@christfollower7315]

There is a very small number of people who have AOL dial-up. They also have a website, which is what you're referring to.

[@rahilarora3792]

Yeah aol was the shiiiit

[@retroman3075]

I cant wait to see Walmart and McDonalds on this list.

[@user-rx3js1no3s]

+Retroman not happening any time soon

[@retroman3075]

+wait a minute that card A man can dream... a man can dream

[@jamesmol3634]

+BeatBoxBoy “Chris” on KZbin McDonald's sales are dropping drastically actually

[@jasonmiller1654]

+Retroman Why do you not like walmart or mcdonalds? I hardly ever go to mcdonalds, but im at walmart 5 days a week.

[@ursulasmith6402]

That will never happen, but i agree with you.

[@kaitlynholtzman8215]

I used to go to Blockbuster all the time with my dad. He passed away a couple years back, and I found his old, beat up BB card. I also have Radio Shack at my local malls, own a Kodak camera, and had a Circuit City near my house. The nostalgia...

[@Arcademan09]

Blockbuster was so fucking cool

[@mynamjo]

dude! blockbuster was the shit. Every friday night I would go and get like 3 movies it was awesome!!!

[@christophergales7650]

Blockbuster had a chance to buy Netflix for around 20 million and turned it down. Total fail

[@GrayWoIf]

I remember playing Nintendo 64 in blockbuster when I was little

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

Christopher Gales Fail indeed.

[@SouLessEntity]

GrayWoIf Ahh the good ol days when I would rent GameBoy games there :*(

[@thecosmichiroshi]

Sports Authority failed instantly from 1985 to 2016 due to inconvenience of sports items, overpriced equipment, and a HUGE lack of profit! Add Sports Authority to the list!

[@jdb2002]

The list is from 2012

[@mattyian1208]

And Modell’s Sporting Goods

[@TheRachaelLefler]

Circuit City comes back every October as Spirit Halloween :)

[@jenniferclark9842]

The one near me became a church. I'm not even kidding.

[@popcultureaddict733]

I suppose they sell VCR's and videodisc players during that time.

[@SoSoPrettyMS21]

😂😂😂

[@kidcove3820]

Yeah the circuit city we used to have now just becomes a Halloween store every year

[@mattyiannielli2067]

There used to be a Blockbuster store near us in Hicksville, LI that closed around 2013 and also became a Spirit Halloween store a few years ago. I'm from Levittown in Long Island, NY. Now it's like either a dentist office or an Asian market or something. Screw Spirit Halloween!

[@Fazzel]

Plymouth was an even bigger brand than Oldsmobile that was discontinued. Even Mercury was bigger than Oldsmobile. This list needs to be updated.

[@hoss73ford]

+Dennis Bowers Some Chrysler dealers have still left their Plymouth signs up. I think that's awesome. The closing has also upped the values of surviving Plymouths that are still out there

[@Fazzel]

+Mark Muffs I would love to have a 2016 Plymouth Barracuda. Extra points if it has a Hemi.

[@AlfredHawthornBennyHill]

+Dennis Bowers Supposedly a Chrylser Barracuda is in the works. Not sure if that's true, but I have seen it online.

[@Fazzel]

+TEDDINGTON TELEVISION I want one.

[@ThePuffin77]

+Mark Muffs There is still a Chevy dealer about an hour from my house that still has Saab, Pontiac, Hummer, Oldsmobile and Saturn up.

[@BX138]

How can companies that were over 100 years old when they had to shut down be considered a fail?

[@hoss73ford]

+Milkman4279 yeah I was thinking that too.

[@AliMohamed-yq4wn]

Because they were top of their market field but they failed to adapt to changing times

[@TheMcgillacuddy]

Because they ended up failing regardless of how successful they were. So in basic terms, they failed.

[@dixinormus3282]

+Ali Mohamed still keeping a company open for 100 years isnt a fail

[@Guybrush369]

+Milkman4279 I agree. It's actually really sad to see such accomplished brands disappear like that. Especially Kodak, I mean 1892? Really sad. Nevertheless they did indeed fail to adjust. But sooner or later every firm is going to, so this list is really not very concise.

[@wowzer107]

If we're talking all time brand failures, the Pennsylvania Railroad should be number one. The company that built the modern industrial economy and was the world's largest company for several generations. Amtrak, Philadelphia's regional rail system, and freight lines like Norfolk Southern and CSX couldn't exist without it. The Pennsylvania Railroad couldn't compete with automobiles and air travel and after a couple mergers, it was liquidated by the government in 1971 and morphed into Amtrak and Conrail, which was later liquidated and bought by CSX and Norfolk Southern.

[@scoobycarr5558]

Don't forget the New York Central Railroad. The brainchild of legendary mogul Cornelius Vanderbilt was right up there with the Pennsy. Forget BNSF and Union Pacific. The NYC and the Pennsy were the greatest archrivals in terms of transportation in human history. We all know the Pennsylvania Railroad had its Broadway Limited and a handful of other great passenger trains, but the New York Central Railroad was the passenger train champion hands down with its legendary flagship 20th Century Limited. Sadly both the former NYC and the Pennsy were just shadows of their former selves following the merger to bring forth the Penn Central and its failure in 1970. But take heart; the former NYC and Pennsy are still around in today's modern era with CSX and Norfolk Southern leading the way. The Pennsy's GG1 electrics and NYC's streamlined Hudsons are no more however. You might still find a preserved GG1 somewhere in America (one is preserved at the Illinois Railway Museum near Union, IL) but unfortunately not one single New York Central Hudson or even a 4-8-4 Niagara can be found.

[@QueerOkie]

Scooby Carr and, sadly, the GG1s will never run again. The voltage is wrong and frame fatigue got every one of them.

[@scoobycarr5558]

@@QueerOkie Okeedokee thanks for the info

[@christopherbell4543]

I disagree with the title of this list I think "failed" is the wrong word, all of the companies listed had an era of success so maybe the the title should be Top 10 Most Successful Companies That Finally Met Their End.

[@retnavybrat]

+Christopher Bell It does depend on what the definition of "failed" is. Kodak, although probably on its last legs, is still in business. It may be "failing", but it hasn't "failed" yet.

[@jaiblue25]

It's true. Failure to me would seems like these businesses closing down during Good economic times. Most of these went out during bad economic times, or simply because of technological advances. To die when times are good, that's failure.

[@jakeg3126]

I think most of these were more just outdated, not failures.

[@siliasporter4424]

They became outdated because of their failure to adapt, overcome, and persevere to the changing consumer market.

[@ti994apc]

#1 The US government. Since Jan 20th 2009 the debt has tripled and now a record 18 Trillion in 2014.

[@TheFoodtubers]

And yet we still own 30% of the worlds wealth and have more monney than the entire EU

[@legionfighter6789]

And yet we Canadians supply some of your fuel.

[@TheFoodtubers]

that's the American way

[@TheFoodtubers]

RoboticChill28 who were you replying to, because I got my info with a source that's about as reputable as his.

[@RPLAsmodeus]

The word you were looking for was 'DEBT' 'Dept' is an abbreviation of the word 'Department'

[@tck1868]

I miss Blockbuster. Used to go there all the time.

[@sevnlight6313]

Remember when they had a whole wall plastered with the "PEST" on VHS. Or FAST and FURIOUS PART 1 on VHS also. Which was plastered on a wall so they'd have enough copies📵

[@ThePaperSun]

Internet piracy had nothing to do with Blockbuster. It just became obsolete.

[@lyrasinclaire1784]

I wish that were true. Unfortunately, it's not. When you can get something for free without feeling guilty, as internet piracy often allows, why spend time, gas and money going to rent a movie and risk being charged extra for late fees? My parents used to get DVD's from Netflix and burn them to other DVD's/CD's so they wouldn't ever have to actually purchase the movie. Piracy of any form may only reduce your total gross profit margins by about 2-5%, but when you only have about 2-5% of gross profits to spare until you start going into the red, it kills your business. While yes, it did become obsolete and things like Netflix or movies on demand became more popular because they were more convenient, internet piracy across the board is still a contributing factor. It may not have been the biggest contributor, but it still lead to Blockbuster's demise.

[@ThePaperSun]

It not being the primary source of Blockbuster's downfall is what I was referring to. I don't have any doubt that piracy contributed.

[@lyrasinclaire1784]

Then your original statement is false. Piracy does have something to do with Blockbuster, it's just not the primary contributor. I understand what you're saying, don't get me wrong. But what you're referring to and what you said are two different things. That's all.

[@ThePaperSun]

You're right.

[@MrRfd30529]

Let's try something called looking at the big picture. I'm not going to pirate a movie off the internet AND go and rent it at Blockbuster. Wow.

[@burnoutjunkie42]

Kodak is actually making a comeback this year with the Instagram Polaroid Camera. I wouldnt be surprised to see them back on top again

[@xvxvcaspervxvx]

K-Mart will probably be there soon

[@emmamartin9397]

I thought you said Walmart, lol. That's not going anywhere.

[@pokefanb8305]

*watches this then goes to target and sees a Kodak machine*

[@AustGamingAG]

PokeFanB Ikr

[@bobbyjoeyoung2becausesteph194]

PokeFanB I went to Safeway and saw one

[@bluetoastgamer3179]

I see Kodak Batteries

[@gabrielgarza3707]

I see Kodak film

[@sesisesi2027]

How can i write too so Bold?!

[@Shinzon23]

This needs to be updated, due to Target collapsing in Canada and Radio Shack finally flat-lining, same as Blockbuster!

[@entrancedsnow7076]

Very well.

[@Shinzon23]

EntrancedSnow70 I never said it was doing bad in the US did I? I said they collapsed in Canada. I also mentioned the complete collapse of Radio Shack.

[@kellychuang8373]

Shinzon23 Turns out Radio Shack has really died in this year and Blockbuster is dead in 2014.

[@Shinzon23]

duh.....

[@_dnk]

Yeah but target is perfectly find everywhere else

[@Monsuco]

Pan Am failed because of the Airline Deregulation Act of 1978. Prior to that, Pan Am basically had a monopoly over many markets and was shielded from price competition. By allowing for competition, prices were lowered. This was a win for consumers but a loss for the dinosaur that was Pan Am.

[@AshTheNimbat]

I still use ATARI when I'm bored. Also, i have like 4 Kodak cameras in my house.

[@13bgunbunny42]

+Dolphinasd Gaming I have an Atari too :-)

[@user-gd1eu3if2q]

+Ordinary Mo Me three

[@zuccheeni9223]

Me four

[@DevastationGamingFC]

L

[@13bgunbunny42]

***** You was supposed to say "Me six!"

[@stevenallen1035]

I still drive a Pontiac. They are great cars. I wish GM would bring them back. I had an two Olds and loved them as well. They didn't mention Mercury but those were great cars as well.

[@christine3043]

My friend has an 03 Grand Am with 70,000km. It’s in great shape. Nice car too.

[@QueerOkie]

My brand is Buick. The only reason it did not go the way of Olds and Pontiac is because it is GMs biggest seller in China.

[@addie-eileenpaige6460]

Blockbuster was my childhood. My mom would take us to this video rental places and we'd get maybe five movies and watch them all week.

[@staticshocker3832]

Those were the days.... There use to be one not far from me but it's been shut for years. The sign and everything is still there though but the building has been closed for years. It can't be because no one wants it because it is in a good shopping location. I eventually plan to take one of the signs though as memorabilia. They won't need it anymore.

[@inter_1097]

No music stores on this list? Camelot? Sam Goody?

[@l.salisbury1253]

+blackandblue10 Waxie's, Kemp Mill, Penguin Feather, the Wiz, Tower, Peaches... The only one left is FYE. (BTW- I'm so OLD I can remember when Sam Goody was originally called Harmony Hut!)

[@hoss73ford]

+L. Salisbury Lordy almost forgot about Peaches, lol. Used to go to their store on Hollywood Blvd in the mid 1970s.

[@toddstewart9070]

anyone remember sound warehouse?

[@hoss73ford]

+Todd Stewart yes I do now. Forgot about that one !

[@jopestv1063]

+blackandblue10 Tower Records dude!

[@Phronesis7]

Once again, these lists revolve around what white Americans think exists/ is popular. Woolworths is still a huge, classy brand in Southern Africa, Blackberry is still huge in the world's two largest continents and the Middle East, and Circuit City/ Radioshack is still alive and kicking in Canada (under a different name) with better customer service and warranties than most of the bigger brands. I've watched more than 10 of these #WatchMojo videos so far and they all revolve around the interests of a certain group of Americans. Very few reflect the views of other people.While I realise you can't include everybody, this is borderline ridiculous!

[@hobodickcheese7832]

How the hell did you manage to mix this list with white people. I can't tell if you are racist or just stupid.

[@Phronesis7]

Perhaps you should re-read my comment. This is not an opinion based on ONE specific list/video. I've watched these videos like they're going out of style. I've been exposed to a LOT of interests, cultures and countries all my life.If you decide what I am based on my comment, that's your business.

[@user-dv2hc8zt3o]

What I miss the most about Blockbuster and video stores in general was getting recommendations for really awesome movies from other movie buffs that worked there, which is sadly a bygone thing these days...

[@Josilix]

In Germany we still have Woolworth! :D

[@theyoyis161]

I've got to go to Germany

[@RavenmoonAlberta]

+Josilix You might have Woolworth, but it is not the WOOLSWORTH that was in the USA. Different spelling. Different company.

[@RavenmoonAlberta]

+Ravenmoon Canada I mean WOOLWORTHS.. Stupid thing would not let me edit.

[@kitsontuli2713]

+Josilix Southern Africa too.

[@alexbullock6189]

Australia has Woolworths

[@AjaNewsome]

Sorry Nintendo lovers but everyone is forgetting about it with xbox one and ps4 it's actually pretty sad

[@lilmattCOMMENTARIES]

Well at least there's a new Zelda game coming out

[@wladdaimpala88]

The Xbone is dreadful. Even WiiU has more games than NSAbox.

[@mrgameshow01]

I think Nintendo can come back, they just need better advertising

[@renknook]

As mentioned before, Nintendo is only lacking on marketing & advertising with the Wii U. They have the financial strength to absorb this blow. Plus the fact that they're dominating the handheld market (as they always have) with the 3DS makes me believe that they're not going anywhere any time soon.

[@CloudyCloudy211]

Renko Knook My Note 3 still has the better hardware and plays any game 1080p 120fps

[@hammerhead2506]

I miss Blockbuster! Because now, when I try to find an older movie on Redbox, they don't have it, Blockbuster always had the good classics and older movies:(

[@zainplayz4737]

+ Toys R Us r.i.p you will be missed

[@bixbyfamily5682]

Umair Gaming Sadly some of the malls are on their way put JC Penney, Macy’s,, possibly Sears all are struggling

[@BuddyBoy600alt]

Sears is closing as well.

[@vangiea6302]

Toys r us was to expensive and u could find the same thing at wal mart for cheaper

[@MuhammadAsif-jy6jq]

I miss it so much

[@OctacleEdits]

At least in the USA, UK, and Australia. Canada and other countries still have it. And they may bring it back like the article stated

[@ferchsakura]

Toy's R Us, see you there.

[@QthAgR8]

lol why u say tht

[@instant_panic2813]

I agree. Kids these days are all about phones and tablets so... you get the point.

[@Potato-yd3hv]

+Nani Torres What about Marx? Big Wheel, Rock Em Sock Em Robots.... were the shit!

[@CDNSpartan]

+Acechelle Magbanua well Toys R Us has electronics

[@Potato-yd3hv]

Matthew Walsh Who goes to Toys R Us to buy electronics? Unless you want a fucking Nabi, you're out of luck.

[@erichb22]

Blockbuster and Kodak are so obvious!

[@bitca222]

Your point?

[@allisonthompson228]

***** I agree with Borders

[@slashingkatie7872]

I'm rather surprised Kodak didn't see the digital photography gaining speed and didn't change up their business to accommodate this. That's the thing with a lot of these failures on the list, they simply didn't adjust to the changing market. Circuit City didn't see the potential in video games, Blockbuster ignored Netflix and Redbox until too late and Woolworth's had to deal with the tsunami that was Walmart.

[@SouLessEntity]

Katie Baily Haha true true...

[@TheStatuatoryApe]

Katie Baily If Kodak would have stopped what they were doing, and jumped in on the digital camera craze of the early 2000's then I think they would have done well.

[@Brisk83]

I miss block buster since it was the only way to rent a game for the weekend without having to wait a week on gamefly.

[@ronnie6902]

K-mart, Sears, and possibly Macy's may be on their way in the R. I. P. group as well. They have closed numerous stores due to poor sales.

[@mayaa5048]

Ronnie - I live in NJ, USA, and the sears by my house just closed about a month ago.

[@elineff5941]

They need to update this video now, Blockbuster Video is now officially out of business The last remaining stores closed back in January

[@Spuuunt]

Imagine later on blockbuster items will be sold in pawnshops for huge amounts of money xD It'll be like treasure in the 3000's

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

Jordie pitts A thousand years ago people used something called a DVD to watch a movie, now a days we use......feel free to put in something funny.

[@SouLessEntity]

Alucard Hellsing "A thousand years ago people used something called a DVD to watch a movie, now a days we use" a pink vibrators that are firmly put into our rectums that send micro waves of movies strait into our brains... Those poor savages...

[@TheCaptainSplatter]

SouLessEntity lol

[@sherifelsharkawyful]

I hated it when they shut down oldsmobile,they also had to shut down Saturn and Pontiac which was even more frustrating,the American automobile industry really is failing.

[@sherifelsharkawyful]

Wow,really thanks man,that is good to know.Does that mean that they are less durable as well?

[@Redbikemaster]

I own two Saturns. They are very reliable cars. Yes, the plastic panels can be broken, but the force required would've put a big dent in a metal panel. Both of mine are over 230,000 miles, with one of mine approaching 300,000. They're also very easy to work on, and contrary to popular belief, parts are cheap and readily available.

[@Redbikemaster]

***** Agreed. It's mainly to the fact most US automakers outsource parts manufacturing to other US companies dedicated to parts manufacturing.

[@EricEbac22]

Yes, sadly, it is; in fact, the only American auto company that still has plants in the U.S. is Ford. Meanwhile, in the last 15 years, GM and Chrysler have pretty much sold out all of their plants to foreign countries such as Japan, China, and even Canada and Mexico for cheap labor. As I said off the top, it seems like Ford is the ONLY American-based auto manufacturer who seems interested in keeping jobs here in the United States. GM and Chrysler could care less just as long as their corporate CEOs get their pay raises and they make a profit every month.

[@Redbikemaster]

EricEbac22 That's why I only like the Saturns they made in Tennessee. As soon as they started bringing European cars over and rebranding them as Saturns, the brand lost what made it unique, and it quickly plummeted (except for the Saturn Sky. That was a great car). Even then, many Fords are based on platforms from other countries. The only vehicles made here still that are "American" brands are the Ford and Chevy trucks. I don't know where Rams are made, and don't really care as I don't care for them.

[@scottb2794]

I remember buying Atari 2600 cartridges at Woolworth.

[@nataliecwine]

How did I not know that they stopped making Hummers until now

[@MrWadsox]

The original hummer will never go away.

[@mattyian1208]

Obama killed Hummer and Pontiac

[@rickyray2794]

Not targeting gamers is ANY electronic store's mistake, never understood it. Such a huge market.

[@kkknotcool]

RIP BlockBuster.

[@jasonbro9714]

It was good.. But it got pretty bad in canada

[@grashoper645]

I'm surprised Enron didn't make the list

[@DementedDistraction]

Surprised Tower Records wasn't on the list.

[@usernamunavailiable]

I don't see them as a failure, but more of a victim of evolution. Just like Blockbuster, and Kodak. Where the products and services were good and successful for their time, but as new technologies came forth like cell phones with cameras, streaming video, and online/digital music, they could no longer compete.

[@TiberiusTormentia]

It's definitely true that Tower Records was a victim of the mp3 and the digital revolution, in general. However, at the time that such external pressures were mounting, they were leveraged to the hilt, trying to expand into new markets around the world. When the hammer came down, it was an unsustainable situation, with money hemorrhaging out their bottom line, as they lost market share, while at the same time having to service these massive debts they had accrued through the 90s.

[@mjw1955]

And how about The Good Guys?

[@StevenDolce]

KB Toys should have been on the list. :(

[@thomaswojtusik3242]

+Steven Dolce Nice profile pic

[@EricEbac22]

+Steven Dolce When did KB Toys go out of business?

[@StevenDolce]

2009.

[@NYChica23]

+Steven Dolce So true...I remember going there as a kid and was devastated when they closed

[@StevenDolce]

Gabriela Mallo So was I.

[@BrookeK92]

Blockbuster also didn't do themselves any favors by donating money to groups lobbying against civil rights. Lesson learned? Never stand in the way of social change.

[@Azatarot75]

Didn't help, no...but you're mistaking a symptom for the actual disease. To me, both its brick and mortar stores and backwards stance on civil rights have an inability to adapt as the root.

[@WarthDader74]

Kodak is gone? That can't be right, here they sell Kodak products everywhere

[@skonkfactory]

No. Kodak still makes film, they just reduced the number of lines they carry.

[@jonathonbarnes926]

logesh guhan That's because they simply put less ink in the cartridges, say a HP cartridge had 20ml inside, a Kodak would have 10-11ml; that is why they are cheaper.

[@Phargski]

I live in the same city with the Kodak building and the original Kodak. The company is still alive and running but it has been downsized enormously.

[@jonn_mace_80_95_]

***** I hope Kodak lasts as long civilization is around. They're an excellent and iconic brand/company.

[@leno4399]

what about Montgomery Ward?

[@ronniesmith1522]

as a physical retail store yeah it is dead completely but they are surviving as a online retailer

[@queenbutterfly6477]

They still exist as an Online Retailer

[@popcultureaddict733]

MW exists in name only. The assets were bought by another company. "At its height, the original Montgomery Ward was one of the largest retailers in the United States. After its demise, the familiarity of its brand meant its name, corporate logo, and advertising were still considered valuable intangible assets. In 2004, catalog marketer Direct Marketing Services Inc. (DMSI), an Iowa-based direct marketing company, purchased much of the intellectual property assets of the former Wards, including the "Montgomery Ward" and "Wards" trademarks, for an undisclosed amount of money. DMSI applied the brand to a new online and catalog-based retailing operation, with no physical stores, headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. DMSI then began operating under the Montgomery Ward branding and managed to get it up and running in three months. The new firm began operations in June 2004, selling essentially the same categories of products as the former brand, but as a new, smaller catalog. The DMSI version of Montgomery Ward was not the same company as the original. The company did not honor obligations of the previous company, such as gift cards and items sold with a lifetime guarantee. David Milgrom, then president of the firm, said in an interview with the Associated Press: "We're rebuilding the brand, and we want to do it right" en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Ward

[@valerieehrlich7166]

Still going strong in Stockton CA

[@georgiasmith64]

💖d and miss monkey wards.

[@xSTATOKEx]

Woolworths didn't fail until late 2000s, in the UK anyway.

[@youtubeshit1489]

***** My last name is Montgomery.

[@maddniarslan]

we still have it.

[@grrrr....maritz6491]

Still running strong in South Africa.

[@youtubeshit1489]

That's because that's where all the white people at.

[@Chikadulce10]

I'd say Hollywood Video should have been on here instead of Blockbuster. Both companies had competition, but at least Blockbuster is still around. I'm pretty sure Hollywood Video is out since all the stores in my area closed a few years ago :(

[@igorzasepsky9008]

Let's not forget Family Video, I live near one of those that are still in business. Which also happens to be near a blockbuster that closed down...

[@blazerightby7073]

Blockbuster's gone, and Family Video is actually the most successful video store brand there is currently.

[@igorzasepsky9008]

Family Video kicks ass

[@GreenforeverLeaf]

***** In mexico they live. There's two by where my parents live.

[@toypeices3728]

they closed near were we live but we found a hollywood video sign and we got it xD

[@colinfravel4880]

*cough**cough* sports authority *cough**cough

[@mitchkreitlein9264]

Boi the clearance sales their have blown my mind! I bought a kayak the other day for like $150! I don't even live close to a lake but who the hello cares!

[@juelzm149]

+Mitch Potato Lmao

[@theofficalunpaidherbal9466]

Mitch Potato lol walmart sells them for around that price also . So don't pat yourself on the back pal

[@livingroomset2084]

+THE OFFICAL UNPAID HERBAL Better value, for a cheaper price is what he was trying to say.

[@livingroomset2084]

Cool guy And dang they were right! I stopped at Sports Authority, and there were only about 5 different items left... The rest of the store was completely empty.

[@Aiijuin]

The closing of Woolworth's was probably the most heartbreaking when thinking back on my childhood. I bought my first parakeet there (I was a kid then, so it was my favorite memory of the store even if it is shallow and stupid).

[@paulspydar]

I wonder how long it will be until we can add KZbin to this list?

[@ericmallory5189]

I say 5 years

[@ericmallory5189]

Yea that to

[@estelaortiz9038]

with copyright problem i say 2 months

[@GinkgoPete]

You can also add Riot to the list in like 3-7 years :I

[@ericmallory5189]

YEP

[@holiday07]

I really feel bad for Kodak, once and still an iconic brand, but failing to adapt to the times cemented its failure.

[@67marlins]

Me too, especially since our neighbors and families worked there.....

[@TeaBurn]

Kodak apparently is back from the grave, no longer being bankrupt.

[@ThaTerrorr]

Wait, Pontiac has been stopped? Come on! The cars were beautiful!

[@gervanks]

***** Walter White knows best.

[@otheremail6619]

I cant think of one except the gto

[@gervanks]

MC Jake Pontiac were the ultimate american affordable work-commute car that didnt have a shit mechanical quality. I have had a different model of pontiac for the past 8 years.... and they have never let me down... going up to almost 200,000 miles with not a hitch.

[@ThaTerrorr]

Dont forget that their GTO models were the best IMO.

[@E46castro_]

Pontiac was stopped in '06 I think. So were other American brands such as Saturn, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, Eagle, etc. Dodge was almost added on the list not too long ago.

[@ayami7372]

Huh I went to Germany a month ago n there were plenty of woolworth shops tho and in my country 4 some reason Kodak cameras r still in use

[@tim_m22]

But Woolworths still exists as Woolworths in Australia... Not sure is same thought

[@BaylorBanez]

Timothy Mott how much DEDOTADED WAM do i need for my atari

[@impsprite4436]

Timothy Mott lol i shop at Woolworths still over in Australia its a super market where you can mainly buy food thought in some of them they have toys, clothes and tools etc so what mite of happened is when Woolworths dropped its name and turned in to foot locker maybe Australia took the name since foot locker no longer used it.

[@tim_m22]

Imp Sprite Mabey so

[@bungalowbiscuits]

I don't think that F.W. Woolworth ever entered Australia and Woolworths Australia has no connection with them. The people behind the Australian company found out F.W Woolworth was not looking to expand internationally and instead of the play on the internationally renowned Woolworth name that they originally intended to call the store. They instead decided to name it the same as Woolworths as they found out they could register that in NSW. Only the American company became Footlocker, as the UK one was once previously bought and owned by the company that would become Kingfisher PLC back in the 1980s, a company that now mainly focuses on DIY stores in Europe and China. It had to spin off Woolworths in the early 2000s though before Woolworths eventually closed all its stores by 2009 as its own separate company. The BBC news footage clip on this video is from around that time when Woolworths here collapsed. Shop Direct in the UK then bought the name rights here and a few of their previous in store brands for online use.

[@tim_m22]

bungalowbiscuits thanks that helps a lot , very helpful

[@ArchieDodge]

I know it didn't make it big, but Tucker cars was a pretty major company that failed.

[@Greg56_]

I loved Bloxkbuster, Me and my father would go rent a movie & I rent a game. When I heard they closing for good, I was saddened, but I can't believe they survive bankruptcy in 2010! How is that possible. But we got 1 Network to blame: NETFLIX!!!

[@isabellefray4258]

Blockbuster was offered the chance to buy Netflix

[@peridot5872]

I know right! me and my mom used to go there all the time back in 2006-2007 when I was 2-3 years old. it was fun until it closed :(

[@doloresberry3144]

+Peridot same.. my dad and i would go there all the time when i was little..

[@connerway]

In all honesty, I just miss movie rental places. American Video, Blockbuster, etc. It was sorta fun, haha

[@natelandherr5202]

The only good thing about Blockbuster was games

[@mgtow6683]

Stores I miss: Richway, Blockbusters, Treasure Island, Circuit City, Zayres, Lionel Playworld, Riches, Service Merchandise, Kmart, Tower Records, Hollywood Video, Borders Books.

[@ringking7]

Also, lets not forget the hundreds of woolworths stores, service stations, liquor stores, Big W's and all the other's that exist in Australia...

[@K0rupti0n]

Not quite. It started as a national branch of a multinational company. Sometimes these businesses sell national branches, and that might have happened here. At the time they faced fierce competition from Coles and Franklens, among others. Might have been seen as bailing out of a risky business.

[@matthewraven]

They maybe here in Australia but with a failing masters 50% share they might be back on the list

[@ringking7]

I imagine they'll just cut the Masters chain loose, it was a stupid idea from the start.

[@LesleyADragon]

It's a shame that Kodak folded because of bad business decisions; they definitely made a great product. I'm a hobbyist photographer and one of the most reliable and long-lived cameras I ever owned was a big, bulky Kodak. I would still have that camera today, but believe it or not I dropped it about a hundred feet off a cliff when I was doing a shoot at a rock formation. A good camera to me should feel like an old familiar friend. The digital, pocket-sized Nikon that I have now gives me constant problems and feels like a stranger by comparison. RIP.

[@brookelynnenewcomer943]

Agreed

[@Endtimescoming]

I remember woolworth as a staple store in the mall when when I was growing up. I used to really like Woolworth...mainly as I recall for Nintendo games but still, woolworths is nostalgia for me.

[@greatgownsbeautifulgowns]

I was thinking Virgin Mega Store and Tower Records would be somewhere on this list.

[@ollienorth4390]

there was a blockbuster in my town and it closed a year or two ago also.... it took me at least a year to realize it was gone....

[@AholicKnight]

same

[@HeyLaserLips]

I'm surprised Blockbuster didn't consider making their own streaming service where they could stream premium new releases for a slightly higher price per month than Netflix, but which still ends up being cheaper than renting numerous single films. I'm not sure if it's shown anywhere else in the world, but Sky do that here under the name "Now TV" and lots of the films streamed on there were only in the cinema 6 months ago.

[@napalmblaziken]

Oh my god a talking raccoon!!

[@doh344]

God speed you typing furry raccoon!

[@topicvideosguy]

Oh, so that's where Circuit City went...

[@MyRegardsToTheDodo]

#2 Woolworh still exists. Somehow the German branch survivied the collaps of the main company. Today it still has about 400 stores in Germany, with plans to double that in the near future.

[@danfuerthgillis4483]

Kodak still makes film for Hollywood Studios for Film stock. So Kodak still makes 35, 75mm and 120 MM film for Industrial Hollywood.

[@AfterbyrneA7X]

Blockbuster is officially gone now :(

[@emilydiangelo2540]

There's a Blockbuster near where I live. :)

[@svwa161994]

from 1985-2013,right ?

[@emilydiangelo2540]

no..

[@vinther5]

There's a Blockbuster in the city where I live, in Denmark. So Blockbuster might be dead in the US, but not here.

[@DangerFoward]

I thought so too, as they closed down all the ones near me. They still apparently exist in some areas. It sucks. Sometimes you want to rent an older movie or game. Netflix has a terrible streaming selection, and RedBox only has new, popular games.

[@leoisforevercool]

"Schlitz" is German for Slot... "Good times are brewing when you open a slot." hahahaha

[@major600]

+Leo R I read about a soda company in Europe that named its drink after the sound the can makes when you open it. It was called PSSHHIT. lol

[@shanenickel-thibodeau]

+WatchMojo Kodak is still a thing.

[@GlitchGoblin]

Don't forget sega. Even though it is kinda still around, I still count it as gone. :(

[@GlitchGoblin]

***** They make sonic games, but they S U C K. SUCK.

[@GlitchGoblin]

***** Sega?

[@theyoyis161]

+MasterPikaPika31 what was your brand?????

[@GlitchGoblin]

theyoyis161 I think Sega. Haha.

[@MangoMagica]

+Monkey Shock And they won't invest into any of their other games either, like Billy Hatcher (my personal favorite), Jet Set Radio or Skies of Arcadia. They just focus on Sonic which is kind of sad

[@katrinarosiak68]

Radio Shack and Blockbuster had it coming. Horrible customer service at BOTH those companies -- glad they went under.

[@dylansanderson3386]

i used to go to blockbuster to rent a game that I already had a scratched disc of, then I would return it back with the scratched disc

[@yellowandpinkgirl]

Sears / K-Mart is failing now.