The 2008 list:
- Circuit City
- Boscov's
- Sharper Image
- Mervyns
- Linens 'n Things
- Whitehall Jewelers
- Steve & Barry's
- Bennigan's
- Tribune Company
- Tweeter Opco
- Shoe Pavilion
- Waterford Wedgwood
- Advantage Rent-a-Car
- Bally's Sports Club
- Pilgrim Pride
- Aloha Airlines
- DayJet
- SkyBus
- ATA Airlines
- Mrs. Fields Famous Brands LLC
- Progressive Auto Parts
- Goody's
- Ziff Davis
- Buffets Holdings (Old Country Buffet, Ryan's Grill Buffet and HomeTown Buffet)
- KB Toys
- Polaroid
- Arena Football League
- Olsson's Books and Records
You will not see the following things in 2009 as their companies have cut them:
- Polaroid Traditional Instant Film (discontinued before Polaroid filed for bankruptcy)
- Zima (popular clear malt) (Coors Brewing Co.)
- CD sales at Starbucks
- FedEx Kinko's is dropping the Kinko's name and renaming itself FedEx Office.
- Diet Cherry Chocolate Dr. Pepper (Dr. Pepper Snapple Group) (YUCK!!)
- Volcano Taco (Taco Bell) (Company says the popular taco was a limited-run menu item)
- Crown Pilot Crackers (Nabisco)
- Smoky Chipotle Crispy Fried Chicken (Kentucky Fried Chicken)
- DHL Shipping in the United States (DHL) (They're going back to Europe)
- Hundreds of other changes as businesses try to save themselves.
Companies in Danger--2009
The following list of companies is listed as being in grave danger of disappearing in 2009, according to AOL Money & Finance's web site:
- Chrysler (Despite the government bailout)
- XM Sirius
- AIG (Despite the government bailout)
- Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (They may be folded into one government agency)
- Rite-Aid
- New York Times (has to pay off a $400 million debt in the first few months of 2009)
- Nortel (already filed for bankruptcy)
- Pier 1 Imports
- Charter Communications ($20 billion in debt, stock was trading at $.12 a share today, expenses>income, just missed a $74 million payment)
2008 was a very rough year, and 2009 isn't looking too healthy right now either.
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