Crocs : Comfortable, Ugly….and done
28 February, 2016
In July 2014, Crocs announced that it was closing 100 of its 624 stores and laying off 183 employees, 75 at the head office alone. Despite the recent addition of...
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Top failures 2014
Google Glass : Google Glass Is Dead, The Technology Lives On
28 February, 2016
Two years and a half after its hyped-up introduction, Google Glass is about to go on the long list of failed products. Twitter has just reported that there will be...
Amazon Fire : Up in Smoke
28 February, 2016
In July 2014, Amazon launched its new Fire smartphone to compete with iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy. But just one month after the launch, the price of a two-year contract...
Quiznos : Caught In the Middle
28 February, 2016
This fast-food chain known for its grilled sandwiches declared bankruptcy in March 2014. From 5,000 restaurants in 2007, it downsized to around 2,000 during the economic crisis. Fierce competition from Subway...
Murano Crosscabriolet: Driven Off the Road
28 February, 2016
Nissan is known for its bold, often groundbreaking new product niches. Its Leaf electric car or Juke compact SUV are two good examples of the manufacturer's ability to go off...
Target Canada : Only One Chance for a Bulls Eye
28 February, 2016
2014 has come and gone and Target still hasn't taken off in Canada. Following the acquisition and renovation of 125 Zellers stores in 2013, Target aimed high with 133 big...
Aéropostale : Logos Everywhere, Sales Nowhere
28 February, 2016
Having plastered its clothes with logos, Aeropostale is no longer in with teens and sales show it. The retailer closed more than 120 stores in 2014. The new year isn't...
Malaysia Airlines : A One-Way Ticket to Disaster
28 February, 2016
On March 8, 2014, Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was reported missing between Kuala Lumpur and Beijing with 239 passengers aboard. In July of the same year, flight MH 17 crashed...
La toile du Québec : From Avant-Garde to Artifact
28 February, 2016
Although most Quebeckers probably didn't even notice, 2014 marked the end of a Québec pioneer on the Web, La Toile du Québec, at the ripe old age of 19. Owned...
Jacob : Survival Of the Fittest
28 February, 2016
Last May, Jacob announced that it was closing all its stores, but the ensuing flood of supportive messages from customers encouraged it to go for one last try by hiring...
Heenan Blaikie : A Greddy Crew Scuttles the Ship
28 February, 2016
On February 5, 2014, Heenan Blaikie, a law firm founded in 1973 by Roy Heenan and Peter Blaikie, was dissolved by its partners despite profits in excess of $75 million....
Swing Copters : Crash Landing
28 February, 2016
To understand the failure of Swing Copters, you have to go back to its predecessor, Flappy Bird, which was a huge success for its creator, maybe even too huge. Flappy Bird...
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