Brands that Won't Survive 2012: American Apparel and Sears?

Pictured: An American Apparel Store,  Photo:  John Makely  msnbc.com file

Every year 24/7 Wall St. creates a list of brands that will disappear, meaning, they are going out of business in big way.  Puff! They are about to disappear.  That image reminds me of the wicked witch melting in the Wizard of Oz.  This year's list of sinking brands includes Sears, Sony Pictures,