Posted on 10/04/2007 1:52:15 PM PDT by Lorianne
They should add gas stations...........
The article forgot: VIDEO RENTAL STORES.
With the advent of downloadable movies and Pay Per View movies, Blockbuster and Hollywood Video will go the way of the buggy whip.
I think used book stores will outlive some of the other businesses.
What about movie theaters, now that home systems are getting closer to replicating the in-theater experience without all of the drawbacks, I think we’ll start to see big drops in movie theater attendance.
Newspapers listed as facing extinction in ten years...
“PIGGY BANKS” sticks out in this list. What an absurd idea it is to say that “piggy banks” will be out of business in 10 years. I agree with the rest.
“As The Orlando Sentinel noted in a recent article, around the country gay bars have been going out of business as gay men and women have been gaining greater acceptance in society. What used to be a hangout for people who felt unwelcome elsewhere is becoming less necessary.”
Sounds benign, until you remember that it is an armed government, enforcing non discrimination laws that forbid a bar owner from choosing his customers.
I absolutely agree with that. I have to feel sorry for the poor saps that built a new Blockbuster near our home about 5 years ago.
bttt
There will still be a market for collectable and antique books, but there are too many stores that are full of nothing well-thumbed paperback novels. They won't last.
eBay has ruined the markets for a lot of niche stores - they can't charge high prices for modestly rare items when such are now easily obtained for $4.95 online with overnight shipping available. ;)
Paperless society...
The computer will shorten the work day...
Nuclear energy will be so cheap that they won’t even have to meter it...
Don’t get me wrong, businesses disappear all the time, but very few disappear completely.
I used to love taking my boy to the arcades, where we would play “Killer Instinct” and “Mortal Kombat.” It’s not the same if there isn’t a crowd yelling “FINISH HIM!”
As The Orlando Sentinel noted in a recent article, around the country gay bars have been going out of business as gay men and women have been gaining greater acceptance in society. What used to be a hangout for people who felt unwelcome elsewhere is becoming less necessary.”
disgustingly pitiful!
To be more accurate, film (silver or color) won’t face extinction. It is becoming a niche market the way other alt-processes are right now.
Rock and Roll PING!
RECORD Stores sell RECORDS.
Music stores that sell CDS now sell a bunch of things that aren’t CDs. But new pressed vinyl sales are actually UP. And that is on top of used vinyl.
It is a small but dedicated (and growing) crowd.
Locally someone sold off his 5,000 LP collection and it has been flying out the doors of the store he sold it to at $6-15 apiece. The $30+ albums have yet to be priced for sale.
That said, music will be sold, through some channel (online, concerts, clothing stores/coffee stands).
Music stores that do more than just rely on the industry’s own marketing teams to push product seem to do better.
With the advent of downloadable movies and Pay Per View movies, Blockbuster and Hollywood Video will go the way of the buggy whip.
I really like RedBox. Automating the whole video rental experience was a very good idea.
I don't mind if video rental stores go Bye Bye.
If the article refers to the USA, this business disappearing is even more telling, if you realize that mobile phone market penetration in this country is the lowest in the First World.
In the United States, market penetration for mobile phones is about 70% (210M cell phones/300M people). In other countries, such as Italy, there are more cell phones that people.
Maybe it's not a good idea to open a kiosk-installing business in Rome.
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