AdvertisementDeclining foot traffic and rising e-commerce have led thousands of stores to permanently close.
Former household names like Borders, Circuit City, and Blockbuster are now just retail history.
BI rounded up dozens of once-beloved stores that no longer have a meaningful brick-and-mortar presence.
AdvertisementThe only constant is change, especially as emerging trends, shopping patterns, and e-commerce players take larger pieces of the pie.
Here's a look back at some of the retail brands whose stores once greeted thousands of people each day, but are now consigned to retail's history books — or exist only online or as a tiny fraction of what they once were.
Organizations:
Circuit, Blockbuster
Locations:
Circuit City