Investors Are Debating Which Companies Won’t Survive The Next 10 Years. ‘Every Time I Go, There’s Almost Nobody In The Store’

Reddit investors are once again throwing predictions into the ring, this time discussing which companies won’t make it over the next decade.

In a recent Reddit thread about r/stockmany pointed the finger at once-popular retailers who now appear to be faltering. JCPenney And Cole (New York Stock Exchange:KSS) have been frequently recalled as barely hanging traces. “Trying to figure out how JCPenney stays afloat,” one person said. Another added: “Every time I go, there’s almost no one in the store.”

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Some Redditors said that JCPenney owns or once owned valuable real estate, which helped it survive longer than expected. But the consensus is that unless these brands find a way to reinvent themselves and connect with younger generations, the clock is ticking.

Meal kit services e.g Blue apron He was also beaten. Redditors criticized the business model as being too specialized and too expensive. “Great idea – but not very practical or useful in my experience,” one comment read. The company has previously been acquired Collection of wonders for $103 million in 2023. Others said only HelloFresh has managed to remain profitable, while the rest are “cash burners.”

Maker of the Roomba iRobot robotic vacuum cleaner (Nasdaq:IRBT) was another company seen as lagging behind. “Talk about getting a head start,” one person wrote, saying that newer companies are moving up quickly. Amazon (Nasdaq:AMZN) attempted to acquire iRobot I collapsed Early last year due to regulatory concerns. The company’s stock price is down nearly 80% since the beginning of the year.

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Peloton (Nasdaq:PTON) also came up frequently, with users criticizing the company for overpricing and over-reliance on an internet connection. Through (Amazon Web Services) power failure “A few weeks ago, all my instructor-led courses stopped working, which is understandable, but I was shocked to discover that Just Ride, which is just a timer for the ride, also stopped working,” one user complained. The company also announced this month that… Nearly 878,000 recalled Its exercise bikes have been sold in the US and Canada after reports that some Bike+ seatposts could break during use.

Funko (Nasdaq:FNKO, the company behind Pop! The figurines have been likened to Beanie Babies, with users saying they became too aggressive with product lines and overextended themselves. One popular comment summed it up as: “A baby beanie with the ecological footprint of an elephant.”

Trump media (Nasdaq:dgt), actuallyPayPal (Nasdaq:PYPL), enlarge (Nasdaq:ZM), Koroev (Nasdaq:CRWV) and OpenAI It appeared in the comments section, where investors aired everything from tech skepticism to distrust of leadership.

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PayPal has been called an outdated platform trying to compete with the likes of Shopify (New York Stock Exchange:SHOP) and Amazon were accused of “fake management.”

Spirit Airlines (New York Stock Exchange:Save), which is It is expected to be delisted Soon as a result of filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Carvana (New York Stock Exchange:CVNA) have also been repeatedly mentioned as companies on shaky ground.

A recurring theme was generational change. Many believe that once the older generations fade away, stores like Kohl’s, JCPenney, and Cracker Barrel will emerge (Nasdaq:CBRL) and Harley Davidson (New York Stock Exchange:HOG) will face enormous challenges. “Boomers are keeping a lot of these relics floating,” one commenter said. “It’s going to be quite a shock to the market, with them dying, unfortunately.”

Not everyone agreed with the doom and gloom. Some pointed out that bankruptcy does not always mean extinction. Companies are often restructured or acquired. However, the prevailing feeling was that without serious adaptation, a wave of companies could disappear in the next ten years.

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