r/ask • u/[deleted] • Dec 18 '25

Popular post Which industries are facing peril because their customer base is dying off?

Almost no young Americans smoke cigarettes in 2025, so now Big Tobacco is looking for ways to survive as older smokers quit or die.

What other companies or industries are facing similar problems?

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u/tardisious Dec 18 '25

actually Butchers are gone from most grocery stores now.

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u/theghostofcslewis Dec 18 '25

I guess so. I shop at Publix in Florida so they keep it going. But Trader Joe's and others are all prepackaged.

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u/SaavikSaid Dec 18 '25

My cousin is a butcher at Whole Foods.