with more than 65 million registered customersand more than 9,000 stores in the United States alone. But the rise of streaming services like Netflix began to eat away at its profits, and in 2014 Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy with more than $900 million in debt....
But across the Pacific Ocean, the Blockbuster in Bend is experiencing a renaissance of sorts, even as the other two stores in the U.S. have closed within the last year. The store's general manager, Sandi Harding, told "CBS This Morning" in July that customers treasure its customer service...
Daily Meal is reportingthat a Blockbuster pop-up bar has debuted in Los Angeles and, if you didn't know better, you'd feel as if you've been time-warped back to the 1980s. According to the story,the Blockbuster bar looks and feels like the Blockbuster video stores, except instead of ...
Amazon didn’t close bookstores. Do we blame Netflix because the local Blockbuster closed? Or do we look at Blockbuster as being a behind-the-times business model that imploded on itself? Not to mention that while we weren’t looking, lots of new ebook retailers have popped up. We may...
of US consumers intend to spend less on holiday shopping this year than last year, and roughly half, across multiple generations, expect to do more shopping online. In keeping with the renewed focus on value, it’s also likely that more consumers will pur...
Dustin Hoffman is perfectly cast in the romantic comedy Tootsie (1982), a blockbuster hit from 1982 with much going on within its cinematic walls and a progressive-leaning slant. Sydney Pollack directs and also has a supporting role in the film. ...
Founded in 1985, Blockbuster was once the entertainment giant of the world,with more than 65 million registered customersand more than 9,000 stores in the United States alone. But the rise of streaming services like Netflix began to eat away at its profits, and in 2014 Blockbuster filed for...
With justone Blockbuster left in the world, nostalgia for physical video stores isn't new. In fact,Vanessa Ramos' Netflix series about the very last Blockbuster storeis now ironically streaming.People have built entire personal video stores in their basements.The closest I've been to a video...
s telling that Cameron wrapped Ripley in a giant metal robot suit rather than creating the circumstances that would allow her to outwit her opponent as herhuman self. Setting the stage for a series ofcritically lambasted sequels,Aliensis blockbusterdom personified – everything supersized, bloated,...
The inevitable result of a sharp decline in sales is the collapse of a large number of home video rental stores. In April this year, Blockbuster, a chain giant who monopolized the US DVD, games and video rental industry, filed for bankruptcy. ...