CC-001 · 2010
Video rental · USA
Blockbuster — The Video Giant That Passed on Netflix, Then Lost to It
Netflix / streaming · Bankrupt
CC-002 · 2011
Bookstore chain · USA
Borders — The Bookstore That Hired Its Killer to Run the Website
Amazon / e-books + own missteps · Liquidated
CC-003 · 2006
Music chain · USA
Tower Records — The Record Store the Download Outran
downloading + big-box CD pricing + debt · Liquidated
CC-004 · 2010
streaming + LBO debt · Liquidated
CC-005 · 2006
Music chain · USA
Musicland — The Mall’s Record Store, Bought High and Liquidated Low
digital music / downloading · Liquidated
CC-006 · 2009
Music chain · USA
Virgin Megastore — Killed by Downloads, Then Evicted for the Rent
digital music + rent · Shuttered
CC-007 · 2011
Book chain · USA
Waldenbooks — The Mall Bookshop That Went Down With Borders
Amazon / e-books (with Borders) · Liquidated
CC-008 · 2010
Bookstore · USA
B. Dalton Bookseller — The Mall Pioneer Its Own Owner Outgrew
Amazon + B&N's own superstore shift · Shuttered
CC-009 · 2001
Bookstore · USA
Crown Books — The Discounter Outflanked by Its Own Idea
superstores (Borders/B&N) + Amazon · Liquidated
CC-010 · 2010
streaming / physical-media decline · Shuttered
CC-011 · 2019
Music chain · UK
HMV — Britain’s record shop died twice and was bought back smaller
streaming + downloads (rescued, reduced) · Acquired
CC-012 · 2016
Multimedia superstore · USA
Hastings Entertainment — One superstore, four media, all of them going digital
digital across every aisle · Liquidated
CC-013 · 2021
Video rental · USA
Family Video — The last video chain standing, until its landlord couldn’t save it
streaming + pandemic · Shuttered
CC-014 · 2003
Music chain · USA
Wherehouse Music — The West Coast Record Empire That Burned Twice
digital music / downloading · Liquidated
CC-015 · 2000
Music chain · USA
Camelot Music — The Mall’s Music People, Bought at the Peak
consolidation + digital music · Acquired