'Stranger Things'' new season features a slew of iconic stores that no longer exist

• The third season of "Stranger Things" features a nostalgic look back at retailers of old.
• Much of the show's action takes place in the fictional Starcourt Mall in Hawkins, Indiana.
• Starcourt is home to a number of defunct retailers, from Chess King to Hot Sam's Pretzels.
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"Stranger Things" is back, and Netflix's nostalgic scare-fest is serving up its most retail-oriented season yet.

A significant amount of the action in the show takes place in Hawkins, Indiana's new Starcourt Mall, which attracts the show's young characters and throws the small town's economy for a loop.

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While fan-favorite character Steve Harrington is toiling his summer away at the fictional Scoops Ahoy! ice cream parlor, Starcourt features plenty of other real-life retailers.

Some, like the Gap, Orange Julius, and JCPenney, still exist. But others have since been forever sucked into the retail equivalent of the Upside Down.

Here are a few of the stores featured on "Stranger Things" that no longer exist: