Top ten dying industries in the United States

By Rob Neill, business producer at msnbc.com
29 March 2011 When was the last time you were in a record store? Yeah, we can’t remember either (maybe it was December, but that was to buy concert tickets). Market research firm IBISWorld.com analyzed its database of 700 industries and came up with 10 that, if not dead, are circling the drain (Dying Industries [pdf]). They are, in order of least revenue earned in 2010 to most: 10. Formal wear and costume rental …

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