If you were to look at the June 27, 1921, edition of the Canton Repository, you would see a front-page jammed with too many stories to read in one sitting, and inside, pages filled with ads for hundreds of businesses that no longer exist.
It is the nature of economics and commerce that businesses thrive or die depending on people s needs and as demand and culture change.
Demand for certain goods and services frequently fall victim to obsolescence. When s the last time you bought a girdle, or a buggy whip, or had a radio repaired?
We re now in an age in which physical retailers are fighting to survive the rising challenge posed by online shopping.