NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 08: A Toys R Us store stands in Brooklyn on June 8, 2018 in New York City. All 735 Toys R Us stores in America are set to close by the end of June leaving 33,000 workers without a job or severance pay. Many of the employees losing their jobs have worked for the company for decades. Toys R Us has been owned by the private-equity giant Bain Capital. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
You knew them, you loved them. They're stores you remember growing up that you LOVED and would shop at pretty frequently. There are now only 3 K-Marts left in the U.S! the store is on the verge of extinction. So let's revisit some famous stores that have also gone extinct in the past decade.
Lord & Taylor
Lord & Taylor, the nation's oldest department store, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2020
New York & Co.
They filed for bankruptcy in 2020 and the company has shut down all of its nearly 380 stores.
Pier 1 Imports
Pier 1 declared bankruptcy a year ago and later decided to close all stores and liquidate.
Modell's Sporting Goods
After more than 130 years in business, Modell's Sporting Goods filed for Chapter 11 early last year.
A.C. Moore
Its parent company decided to close back in 2019. Major competitor Michaels took over and rebranded about 40 of the locations.
Brookstone
Deciding to close its mall stores in 2019, you can still find some Brookstones in airports and online
Payless ShoeSource
They filed for bankruptcy in 2019 and would close its 2500 US locations. The company maintains an online business and stores in other countries.
Toys R Us
Debt and competition forced the toy giant to close all of its stores in 2018.
Bebe
At its peak there were over 370 Bebe stores nationwide. In 2017 all of its stores would close.
Wet Seal
It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2015 and abruptly closed all its stores in 2017.
They now exist as an online retailer
The Limited
There used to be one in every mall. They went bankrupt at the beginning of 2017 and closed all of its roughly 250 stores.
