5 Big Retail Chains That Will Be Gone in 5 Years

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Stores going out of business
Stores going out of business

Remember strolling through Circuit City or Linens 'n Things? Did you bid Borders farewell this past summer?

Lousy management or simply being in the wrong business at the wrong time is usually all it takes for a once-thriving chain to come undone.

To help you get your mourning out of the way in advance, here are a few retailers that probably aren't long for this world.


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Longtime Motley Fool contributor Rick Munarriz does not own shares in any of the stocks in this article. The Motley Fool owns shares of GameStop, Amazon.com, RadioShack, and Best Buy. Motley Fool newsletter services have recommended buying shares of Amazon.com. Motley Fool newsletter services have also recommended writing covered calls in GameStop and Best Buy.

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