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[StreetsofBeige]

A few good ones to skim through.

Why Target failed in Canada

The Last Days of Target

The untold tale of Target Canada's difficult birth, tough life and brutal death.

archive.canadianbusiness.com

Why Blockbuster failed

8 Reasons Why Blockbuster Failed & Filed for Bankruptcy

While most talk of Blockbuster’s demise centre on the rise of Netflix, Blockbuster made many strategic errors throughout its history.

www.indigo9digital.com

A Look Back At Why Blockbuster Really Failed And Why It Didn't Have To

Blockbuster’s fatal flaw wasn’t one of intelligence or capability, but a failure to understand the networks that would determine its fate.

www.forbes.com

Why XFL failed (the first time in 2001)

Why the XFL failed

Read about The Rock buying the XFL here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OuTvOL8qPY BusinessOfSport.Net's YouTube Channel You may remember Business Of

businessofsport.net

 

[AJUMP23]

New coke the thread.

 

[Kraz]

6 failed car companies

Tesla Motors became the first electric car company to file for an IPO this January and could be the first U.S. automaker to go public since Ford in 1956. But auto startups have not fared well in the U.S., and Tesla has yet to turn a profit. Here are six that eventually stalled out.

money.cnn.com

 

[GeekyDad]

Yeesh...couldn't you just masturbate to the obituaries or something?

 

[Kraz]

The DeLorean is a icon and fascinating story which shouldn't be forgotten.

What other car could be used in a BttF reboot that could handle 1.21 gigawatts?

 

[nush]

If you have interest in this subject the Youtube Channel Sun Bright Films has an Abandoned and Bankrupt series that deep dives into the biggest business failures. It's good stuff and well researched.

Kodak, not moving into digital photography.

It always comes down to management being out of touch and refusing to update their business model or being LTTP.

 

[Jaybe]

Target in Canada, that's a classic
I'll see if I can find a Kodak one. It's an interesting business case. Apparently they had digital camera technology in advance of others but if they pursued it, they knew their film business would get devastated. So they simply waited it out for the big Japanese electronics companies to do it, clinging to the old but profitable business.