Businesses becoming obsolete that we will miss...

[3AND4]

Had this thought in another thread.

Places that we grew up with that were even 2-3 in a town are vanishing for various reasons.

The local bakeries are dying off. Too many people go to chain supermarkets & we are losing real bakeries by the day.

Also Butchers, Italian Delis, & even real Barbers (I want an old man talking sports & town gossip not some Hair Stylist! LOL )

Wondering what other things we took for granted that are going to vanish as the years go by.

[cruiserdaddy7]

Originally Posted by 3AND4

Had this thought in another thread.

Places that we grew up with that were even 2-3 in a town are vanishing for various reasons.

The local bakeries are dying off. Too many people go to chain supermarkets & we are losing real bakeries by the day.

Also Butchers, Italian Delis, & even real Barbers (I want an old man talking sports & town gossip not some Hair Stylist! LOL )

Wondering what other things we took for granted that are going to vanish as the years go by.

I miss bakeries. The stuff at stores is flat out terrible and filled with chemicals etc. Just doesn't taste good.

[IronMonkey415]

I miss Radio Shack.

[ThoseBackPages]

Newspapers

[oldgoldy97]

My grandparents owned a small town bakery. I remember going there as a kid and getting the lemon danish. Now it's a bank drive through window

[Stifle]

Besides the obvious, Bicycle shops, Travel Agencies, paper, steel & automobile Factories. Next are the Malls, Sears and Kmarts are like Dinosaurs, but then again maybe I am to.

[atoaz12]

Any small business that sells a product that can be purchased online

[dbackschamp2001]

Porn stores

[IronMonkey415]

A case of copy paper. Easier to order online and have it deliver to you, it's better then buying in person and carry that heavy thing full of reams of paper.

IE: Office Depot and Staples will be next in line to kick the bucket.

[sportzluvr1]

Originally Posted by dbackschamp2001

Porn stores

Brown bag me

[AlBacon1974]

Originally Posted by IronMonkey415

I miss Radio Shack.

The Radio Shack not far from where I live has been having a going out of business sale for the last 3 years. Every time I drive by there I am amazed they are still open. But when I was kid in the late 70's early 80's I loved going there and another place called Service Merchandise. Also, Montgomery Wards and Kresge's. Used to go there every Sat after cartoons shopping with my aunt, siblings and my cousin. Good times back then.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by dbackschamp2001

Porn stores

be kind, rewind!

[Clarka3]

Originally Posted by IronMonkey415

A case of copy paper. Easier to order online and have it deliver to you, it's better then buying in person and carry that heavy thing full of reams of paper.

IE: Office Depot and Staples will be next in line to kick the bucket.

office depot and staples have solid online ordering options, and are still used by a lot of businesses because of this.


the one that comes to mind to me is anything that is in a Mall. Increased amazon/online purchasing is really killing most of the malls in the Cincinnati area. 10 years ago, Tri County Mall in cincinnati used to be THE place to go. Kenwood was going through some renovations/construction, but once that finished, it killed Tri County (and the ill-advised Forest Fair mall as well). Tri County is in its death throes, which is unfortunate because it's close to me and it has an indoor jungle gym that my child enjoys.

maybe CD7 can give a better assessment of the mall out his way (eastgate), but it seemed kinda empty when I went a few years ago, and Northgate Mall is also not looking so hot.


maybe it's the fact that Malls over-proliferated to begin with, but a lot of the things in those malls are easier to order online.

[cruiserdaddy7]

Originally Posted by Clarka3

office depot and staples have solid online ordering options, and are still used by a lot of businesses because of this.


the one that comes to mind to me is anything that is in a Mall. Increased amazon/online purchasing is really killing most of the malls in the Cincinnati area. 10 years ago, Tri County Mall in cincinnati used to be THE place to go. Kenwood was going through some renovations/construction, but once that finished, it killed Tri County (and the ill-advised Forest Fair mall as well). Tri County is in its death throes, which is unfortunate because it's close to me and it has an indoor jungle gym that my child enjoys.

maybe CD7 can give a better assessment of the mall out his way (eastgate), but it seemed kinda empty when I went a few years ago, and Northgate Mall is also not looking so hot.


maybe it's the fact that Malls over-proliferated to begin with, but a lot of the things in those malls are easier to order online.

Its bad, very bad. Many empty spots and they seem to cover them up by putting vending machines in front of them. Now, there is a comic and baseball card store open in there but that wont last with insane overhead.

[oldgoldy97]

Originally Posted by cruiserdaddy7

Its bad, very bad. Many empty spots and they seem to cover them up by putting vending machines in front of them. Now, there is a comic and baseball card store open in there but that wont last with insane overhead.

The problem is that a lot of these mall and strip mall owners get more in tax deductions when the stores are empty than the lease money they would make. At least that's what my LCS owner told me when he moved. So that could be totally wrong.

[cruiserdaddy7]

Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

The problem is that a lot of these mall and strip mall owners get more in tax deductions when the stores are empty than the lease money they would make. At least that's what my LCS owner told me when he moved. So that could be totally wrong.

I read an article on a major news site that said its estimated 35% of all shopping malls will be gone within 5 years. The fall of the big anchor stores: Sears, Macys, JCPenny etc is killing them.

Tax deductions are great but if no money is coming in something has to give

[koal]

Originally Posted by 3AND4

Had this thought in another thread.

Places that we grew up with that were even 2-3 in a town are vanishing for various reasons.

The local bakeries are dying off. Too many people go to chain supermarkets & we are losing real bakeries by the day.

Also Butchers, Italian Delis, & even real Barbers (I want an old man talking sports & town gossip not some Hair Stylist! LOL )

Wondering what other things we took for granted that are going to vanish as the years go by.

need the straight razor finish as well

[LRV]

Originally Posted by AlBacon1974

But when I was kid in the late 70's early 80's I loved going there and another place called Service Merchandise.

WOW, Forgot all about Service Merchandise..

You would look through a catalog in the store, fill out an order form for the merchandise you wanted and it would come out from the back on a conveyor belt to the register.. I remember buying all kinds of stuff there in high school in the early 80's..

[sonnyday]

Pay phones

[Wiseguy917]

https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/w...ec_current.pdf

Just want to leave this here so people can see the difference in retail brick and mortar VS Ecommerce. Anyone that says brick and mortar is going out of business bc of Ecommerce is gravely mistaken. We are in a flailing economy. The 8.4% of total Ecommerce sales as a whole of retail also includes online sales to the exact companies that are closing (JC PENNEY, Sears, Kmart, etc). People either aren't spending money anymore or just don't have the money to spend.

[meucci67]

Used book stores...

Michael

[tacoma34]

Originally Posted by dbackschamp2001

Porn stores

They cater to truckers. Hit the freeways and you are bound to find one.

[sonnyday]

Originally Posted by Wiseguy917

https://www.census.gov/retail/mrts/w...ec_current.pdf

Just want to leave this here so people can see the difference in retail brick and mortar VS Ecommerce. Anyone that says brick and mortar is going out of business bc of Ecommerce is gravely mistaken. We are in a flailing economy. The 8.4% of total Ecommerce sales as a whole of retail also includes online sales to the exact companies that are closing (JC PENNEY, Sears, Kmart, etc). People either aren't spending money anymore or just don't have the money to spend.

From reading that article, it appears to be doom and gloom for brick and mortar for retail. ECommerce up 15% YoY, and total retail up 3.8% YoY. Not sure what economic class you took that said that is good for brick and mortar stores.

Check the stock of any brick and mortar store and they all look like steep slides.

[Wiseguy917]

Originally Posted by sonnyday

From reading that article, it appears to be doom and gloom for brick and mortar for retail. ECommerce up 15% YoY, and total retail up 3.8% YoY. Not sure what economic class you took that said that is good for brick and mortar stores.

Check the stock of any brick and mortar store and they all look like steep slides.

Where did I ever say anything was good for brick and mortar?? The point is 8.5% in Q1 for total ecommerce, including online sales for these brick and mortar stores, is not enough to knock these companies out of business. I said these stores and businesses are closing due to a flailing economy, not "bc of Amazon" like most MSM outlets want you to believe. Reading comprehension is your friend.....

[Pearce77]

Originally Posted by Stifle

Besides the obvious, Bicycle shops, Travel Agencies, paper, steel & automobile Factories. Next are the Malls, Sears and Kmarts are like Dinosaurs, but then again maybe I am to.

I'll have to respectfully disagree with bike shops. I bike so maybe I notice them more and have one I support like a LCS.