I'll paste over what I said on Marketwatch -
Blockbuster is just another company in a long line of many which meets its end at the feet of the Internet, the very idea of having any movie, book, music, or game shop open in 15 years time seems somewhat laughable.
I think the question, nowadays, is whether or not the Internet will stop at these kind of stores. I mean, could home delivery seriously impact electrical stores in the future - you can often find goods for 15-20% less online, and you can receive far more genuine advice online than you could from a sales guy in a blue t-shirt, no matter how specialist they claim to be.
Will the convenience of home delivery of groceries also win out? My family probably buys around 30-40% of all their shopping online from Tesco - which instantly the kills the geographic advantage that Asda has. Asda is 3 miles away, Tesco, 7. The laptop is usually in your bag, and your smart phone, your pocket.
I think it's fairly save to say that retail parks/downtowns are going to be looking very different in 2025, with more and more outlets dedicated to providing services, not goods. I think the only sort of shop that is pretty safe is the convenience store - ordering online and waiting until 3pm the next day is convenient enough for your weekly grocery shop, but when you're out of milk? The 5 minute trip is still more convenient.
Of course, we could go further - a large amount of traffic from fast food stores comes from people walking by on shopping trips. With less people walking by, there's going to be less traffic. Fast food won't be killed off, as it certainly has its place in other parts of society (long road trips, to-and-from work, etc...), but it will be damaged, at the very least, by the Internet revolution that we are going through.
