Dozens of retail chains you once loved that don't exist anymore

A Blockbuster movie video rental store 2013.

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images Falling foot traffic and rising online competition have led thousands of stores to close.

Once household names like Blockbuster, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Eddie Bauer are now retail history.

BI rounded up dozens of once-beloved brands that no longer have a significant brick-and-mortar presence.

Retail is a tough business.

One day, your favorite brand can be riding high and enjoying strong sales from loyal customers, while the next it's fighting for survival and fending off creditors.

Emerging trends, changing shopping patterns, and new e-commerce players are increasingly reshuffling the game.

Here's a look back at some of the retail brands whose stores once greeted thousands of people each day.

Some are now consigned to retail's history books, while others still exist online.

Either way, they're a tiny fraction of what they once were.

What stores do you miss most? Tell us in the comments below: Blockbuster Getty Blockbuster started in 1985 and acquired the Sound Warehouse and Music Plus music chains to create Blockbuster Music in 1992.

Then Netflix happened.

There remains one single Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon.

Thom McAn AP Photo/Justin Ide Thom McAn was a chain of shoe stores that peaked in the 1960's and closed up shop by 1996 .