It’s no secret that the retail industry is changing. At least 8,600 stores are expected to close in the U.S. this year, maintaining a pattern of widespread closing from recent years. As more Americans shop online and fewer visit their local malls, the stores that many of us grew up with are losing their customer base. A number of them are teetering on the edge of relevancy and some have declared bankruptcy but are still operating a fraction of the stores they once had. Others are gone for good.
Let’s take a stroll down memory lane and check out 20 of the country’s biggest retailers that are now just history.
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