Either a slow slide into oblivion as new leadership cuts costs, closes stores and tests new merchandising initiatives or a blip into private ownership as old leaders attempt to resurrect the concept.

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The 1977-1980 bear market was a slow-motion slide into stagflation, double-digit interest rates and malaise.

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Such efforts will likely only slow this inevitable slide toward an Internet that feels as blocked by security checks as an international airport.

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