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Twelve Major Brands That Will Disappear
http://247wallst.com/2009/04/15/twelve-major-brands-that-will-disappear/ ^

Posted on 04/19/2009 11:24:30 PM PDT by FromLori

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To: FromLori

I was surprised to see Palm on the list. I thought it was already dead and buried. Remember those ads and billboards with the naked woman that were controversial in the late nineties?


21 posted on 04/20/2009 1:01:54 AM PDT by L.N. Smithee (LNSmitheeBlog.blogspot.com twitter.com/LNSmithee YouTube.com/LNSmithee)
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To: FromLori

I’m screwed. I wear Crocs flip flops, buy my clothes at Gap, Banana Republic and Eddie Bauer, use a Palm phone, and one of my biggest customers is Home Depot. Maybe the market is trying to tell me something. Maybe overpriced rubber flip flops are silly. And maybe the Palm really does stink.

What’s killing Crocs is the imitation Crocs that everyone else has come out with. You can buy look-a-likes at Walmart for $5, so why buy genuine Crocs for $20? Unfortunately for Crocs they’ve won in the marketplace by creating demand for their product, but their high price and inability to stay ahead of copycats has doomed them. But they still make some great shoes.


22 posted on 04/20/2009 1:06:16 AM PDT by pie_eater
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To: Getsmart64

You need a new tinfoil hat. Please report to the nearest government approved metallic headwear station for a replacement, or click on http://www.recovery.gov/


23 posted on 04/20/2009 1:08:06 AM PDT by dr_lew
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To: latina4dubya

Not to worry. The USA is becoming a Banana Republic.


24 posted on 04/20/2009 1:15:37 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Depression Countdown: 55... 54... 53...)
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To: dr_lew
They can sure know what you read. For example if you order a pocket Constitution or Bible they can put you on the subversive list or perhaps send you The Communist Manifesto and Koran instead.
25 posted on 04/20/2009 1:16:17 AM PDT by this_ol_patriot (I saw manbearpig and all I got was this lousy tagline.)
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To: Spktyr
Their former CEO (now over at Chrysler)

That explains why Chrysler is on this article's list :-/

26 posted on 04/20/2009 1:17:21 AM PDT by Canticle_of_Deborah (The government turns every contingency into an excuse for enhancing power in itself. - John Adams)
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To: L.N. Smithee

I always went to the Barnes & Noble out in Colma. A bit of a drive, but less of a crush than the downtown bookstores.

That said, I hate SF bookstores. I once went to City Lights to get a book by Michael Savage. They had about 10,000 books with Bill Clinton on the cover all over the store, but after looking high and low, I could not find Savage’s book. I asked for help and they lead me to the back of the store where copies of his book were closed in shelves underneath display tables.

Good old San Francisco. Big purveyors of Free Speech they are. Not!


27 posted on 04/20/2009 1:19:17 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Depression Countdown: 55... 54... 53...)
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To: pie_eater

Screwed? You are going to be able to stock up on all of their goods for pennies on the dollar at their bankruptcy sales. You can buy more or less a lifetime supply of crocs and gaps.


28 posted on 04/20/2009 1:20:16 AM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (Depression Countdown: 55... 54... 53...)
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To: GOP Poet
Since I buy most of all my clothes at Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, and J Crew, I am going to look like a vagabond in a year or so—LOL.

Macy's, Gottschalk's and Dillard's comprise most of the midscale department stores in CA. If they go under (Gottschalk's already has), much of CA outside of SF and LA will be without those resources. The high ends like Nordstroms stay in the big metro areas. On the other end we have Kohls, JC Penny's, Wal-Mart and Target. Mervyn's already went out of business. I guess I'll be limited to online purchases :-(

I always enjoyed Architectural Digest but purchased it intermittently. Looks as though I am not the only one.

No ;-) I also like Town and Country. I marvel at the fact money does not necessarily buy good taste, lol.

29 posted on 04/20/2009 1:27:51 AM PDT by Canticle_of_Deborah (The government turns every contingency into an excuse for enhancing power in itself. - John Adams)
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To: Jeff Chandler

What is Estes Express? Does it have to do with employing illegals?


30 posted on 04/20/2009 1:28:37 AM PDT by Canticle_of_Deborah (The government turns every contingency into an excuse for enhancing power in itself. - John Adams)
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To: FromLori

ping


31 posted on 04/20/2009 1:41:14 AM PDT by diamond6 (Is SIDS preventable? www.Stopsidsnow.com)
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To: dr_lew

BTTT


32 posted on 04/20/2009 1:44:11 AM PDT by WhirlwindAttack
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To: this_ol_patriot
SNOWMANBEARPIG:


33 posted on 04/20/2009 1:45:39 AM PDT by dr_lew
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To: FromLori
Here are my hopes for disappearing brands:





Think how great the world would be if people quit buying into the crap these businesses are selling.

34 posted on 04/20/2009 1:46:17 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I'm SO glad I no longer belong to the party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: Spktyr

Home Depot also has a big problem in the customer service department. It sucks. Of course, in South Florida customer service sucks nearly everywhere.


35 posted on 04/20/2009 1:47:42 AM PDT by Recovering_Democrat (I'm SO glad I no longer belong to the party of Dependence on Government!)
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To: this_ol_patriot
Ebay because I was always afraid to give my CC# to a place like that and also wasn't sure if I would get the real thing or some knockoff

I am going on about 400 purchases from EBay and have only been ripped off once.

I ordered a spare Sony battery & charger for my camera (the add and picture showed a real Sony battery) and received a bad Chinese knock off.

I only use PayPal and will never buy unless they use PayPal (go ahead and flame me but I have NEVER had a problem with them). PayPal gave me my money back and I turned the seller in to the FBI for selling fake crap.

Most EBay sellers understand that they MUST ship the items really fast and most of my purchases get to my door in less than a week. I had one item that was shipped to the wrong address and it took me three weeks to get it but other than that I have always been stunned at the rapid shipping of most EBay sellers.

I still buy locally if I weigh the benefits of going to a store and having a product on the same day, like when my autos die and I need parts NOW, but if I perceive the wait to be worth the discount I will buy from EBay. Just make sure to be a skeptic and look carefully at the seller ratings.

36 posted on 04/20/2009 1:49:50 AM PDT by OldMissileer (Atlas, Titan, Minuteman, PK. Winners of the Cold War)
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To: Canticle_of_Deborah

“I read on another site that Macy’s, Dillard’s, Ann Taylor, Office Depot and Home Depot are in jeopardy.”

Around my neck of the woods, Home Depot caters very aggressively to the illegal alien driven construction industry. You practically have to speak spanish in there. I wouldn’t miss them.


37 posted on 04/20/2009 2:12:50 AM PDT by wgflyer (Liberalism is to society what HIV is to the immune system.)
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To: FromLori

“6. Gap (GAP) Old Navy and Banana Republic. “

What will teenage girls/boys do?


38 posted on 04/20/2009 2:21:21 AM PDT by Rebelbase
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To: this_ol_patriot
So what is the Amazon model, do they sell direct or are they a collection of small retailers doing business from who knows where like Ebay?

Yes. In-print items are sold directly from Amazon, but you can also buy them (new and/or used) from marketplace dealers. It's sort of like eBay, with you having to trust in the feedback, but there is no bidding and you pay Amazon and they pay the sellers. Also, Amazon lists out-of-print items that are only available through the marketplace dealers. The marketplace side is more similar to eBay's half.com than the main auction site.
39 posted on 04/20/2009 2:21:34 AM PDT by Rastus (Jedi mind tricks would work on Obama.)
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To: Recovering_Democrat

Well, there is a reason why HD is called the “do it yourself” store... because when you need to find something, you can’t find an employee so you must do it yourself. If you do find an employee, they invariably direct you to the other side of the store to the wrong department.


40 posted on 04/20/2009 2:23:54 AM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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