Top 50 Stores That Don't Exist Anymore

You won't find these stores around anymore. Welcome to WatchMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for 50 retail outlets from your childhood that we lost along the way. Our countdown of stores that don't exist anymore includes Gimbels, Tweeter, Waldenbooks, KB Toys, Radio Shack, and more! Did your favorite store in boom times go bust? Let us know in the comments below.

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[WatchMojo]

Which of these stores do YOU miss the most? Let us know in the comments!

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[PontiacBandit]

Stores that don't exist:
WatchMojo: "Well #50 & #49 still exist on a smaller scale" haha

[cindeed]

No Sears? No
Montgomery Ward?
No Tuesday Morning?

[poptoyphotos]

Gimbels wasn't the main store in the original "Miracle on 34th Street, " it was Macy's. Gimbels was featured in "Elf."

[Jeremiah_Rivers]

The closest thing I had to a Blockbuster store was Family Video, which is now out of business.

[Beedubyayardee]

How can a description of lost retail chains not have a discussion the toxic influence of the private equity industry? Leveraged buyouts buried retailers in unmanageable debt while making the PE pirates tons of money.

[cocoaorange]

Dollar Tree is now selling name brands at lower prices, such as Sara Lee Bread, Ben and Jerry, Eggos, etc. I miss my generic ice cream. The same with Dollar General and Family Dollar. I remember Filene's and Kinney's in Chicago.

[tanakasensei]

I remember that a Movie Gallery opened up across the street from our Family Video. I went in once just to look around, and found a movie in their sale bin that I wanted. I took it up to the counter, and...

"Oh, we can't sell this to you unless you're a loyalty member."

That was the last time I set foot in there.

[mollysmithe]

I grew up in Brooklyn, NY and my go to music place was “The Wiz” Their slogan was “nobody beats the Wiz!” Good memories. They were like a tower records for my hood. Anybody else remember The Wiz?

[Dave-msri]

Hill’s was a legendary store where I lived growing up. Ames bought them in a heavily leveraged buyout that ultimately killed them as well, though they were doomed themselves and simply didn’t know it.

The bottom line is this: the only way anyone can survive in the retail space is to offer something unique and stay strictly with that. Any attempt to expand into other areas and broaden sales will result in Wal-Mart and Target eating your lunch due to simple economies of scale or people shopping your inventory so they know what to buy from Amazon. That’s why companies like Lowe’s, Harbor Freight, and Best Buy are still alive, they stick to what they do best.

[HighHeelKnight]

I am a real life Toys R Us kid. I made two radio commercials for the company when I was a child.
I was completely heartbroken when the company announced its bankruptcy and closures. 😭😭😭

[andrewft]

Disney Stores still exist. I live in New York City and we have a big one in Manhattan near Times Square.

[nickmc]

I’m not sure how you can make a video titled stores that don’t exist and then tell us how most of them still exist…

[reedspace]

Do NOT forget how much *private equity* is responsible for many of these losses, especially with Sports Authority, Toys R Us, and Payless.

[tamaramanheim]

OMG! I remember TG&Y when I was a kid. I loved that store!

[radiofreejoanie]

Sears, KMart, Strawberry, Easy Pickin's, Montgomery Ward, Alexander's, A&S, Consumer, Associated, Rave, Buster Brown, Thom MaCann, Bakers Shoes, Caldor... just in case you want to do 50 more retailers that no longer exist or at an extremely small scale.

[davinp]

Kmart was mismanaged before they bought Sears. Instead of investing in updating their stores, they chose to buy other retailers. Then Eddie Lambert came along and ran both Sears and Kmart to the ground as he was focusing on real estate, not the retail side. As of today, only 2 Kmarts are open in USA - one in New York and Miami, FL

[ShunsuiHitsugaya]

I remember a lot of these stores. Miss going to K-Mart, Suncoast, Pier 1, Toys R Us, Radio Shack, KB Toys, Circuit City, Blockbuster, and Movie Gallery.

[nicksullivan]

I used to go to The Toys R Us in Maple Grove, I’m glad it came back at Mall Of America!❤️📺🎶👍🏻

[poshdelux]

There is a Toys "R" Us in my Mall by my home in Toronto Ontario. I low-key sneak in there once in a while for nostalgic purposes. But then I turn around and leave when I get to the Barbie aisle... WADR, Down Syndrome Barbie just makes me feel some type of way.