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    Blockbuster (formerly called Blockbuster Video) is an American multimedia brand. The business was founded by David Cook in 1985 as a single home video...
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  • Look up blockbuster in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Blockbuster may refer to: Blockbuster (retailer), a former video rental chain Blockbuster (Bend...
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  • Vintage Stock is an American entertainment retailer. The company, headquartered in Joplin, Missouri, operates 70 retail stores throughout the United States...
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  • online-only retailer Turtle's Records & Tapes – Atlanta, Georgia based chain with most stores located in Georgia and Florida; acquired by Blockbuster in 1993...
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  • gaming merchandise retailer. The company is headquartered in Grapevine, Texas (a suburb of Dallas), and is the largest video game retailer worldwide. As of...
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    Americanas acquired the Brazilian operations of the network of video rental Blockbuster for R$186.2 million and adapted to store the model Americanas Express...
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  • The following retailers have all either closed or announced plans to close large numbers of retail locations, since 2010, during a time period labelled...
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    token in the UK, is a prepaid stored-value money card, usually issued by a retailer or bank, to be used as an alternative to cash for purchases within a particular...
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  • Gamestation (category Video game retailers in the United Kingdom)
    used and new video games. It was the second largest specialist video game retailer in the United Kingdom until it was acquired by Game in May 2007, a group...
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    many of the stores were rebranded as Video Ezy, and in some cases, Blockbuster. In 2021, Video Ezy ceased operations and liquidated its assets. In 2023...
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  • theatrically, through its video on demand service, and exclusively through Blockbuster retailers. The film opened at the Angelika Film Center in New York on 21 August...
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  • GameCrazy (category Video game retailers of the United States)
    Hollywood Video's unprofitability, caused by competition from Blockbuster Inc. and online retailers such as Netflix and Redbox, was one of the major factors...
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    Netflix made Blockbuster's video and DVD [rental] business model practically obsolete.' There has been an increase in online retailers in the 2000s,...
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  • Wherehouse Entertainment (category Music retailers of the United States)
    (August 16, 1998). "Wherehouse Buys Blockbuster Music for $115 million". Stereophile. Retrieved May 4, 2020. "Music Retailer to Buy Wherehouse's Assets". Associated...
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  • Hastings Entertainment (category Music retailers of the United States)
    Through the early to mid 2010s, Hastings became the largest comic book retailer in the United States. While this strategy initially benefited the company...
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  • Record Bar (category Blockbuster LLC)
    music and video rental acquisitions to Blockbuster Video. Blockbuster converted its music retail outlets to Blockbuster Music stores, ending the Record Bar...
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  • November 13, 2020, Tower Records announced that it had returned as an online retailer with plans to open future physical locations. In 1960, Russell Solomon...
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  • $32 million, after unsuccessful attempts to sell half the company to Blockbuster and Netflix. In early 2008, Coinstar exercised an option to increase...
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  • Blockbusters is a British television quiz show based upon an American quiz show of the same name. A solo player and a team of two answer trivia questions...
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    forward vertical integration when it controls distribution centers and retailers where its products are sold. An example is a brewing company that owns...
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  • Adventure Electronics Blockbuster Video — Canadian unit of US-based video rental shop chain Future Shop — electronics retailer Jumbo Video — video rental...
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  • and owned 40% of the Australian video rental market after taking over Blockbuster's Australian operations. The company also expanded internationally into...
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    2021. Retrieved August 7, 2023 – via sku.is. "Liquid I.V. Assembles Blockbuster Investment Team to Fuel Historic Growth and Global Giveback Mission"...
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    The Athlete's Foot (category Sporting goods retailers)
    The Athlete's Foot (TAF) is a global retailer of athletic inspired lifestyle and streetwear — footwear, apparel and accessories. Its global headquarters...
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    relocated its headquarters from Springfield to Glenview, Illinois. By 2013, Blockbuster had closed almost all of its remaining stores. By the end of 2016, Hastings...
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    Our Price (category Music retailers of the United Kingdom)
    OurPrice.com Retail Limited is a British entertainment retailer, and has been operating as an online-only brand since 30 April 2024. It was previously...
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  • United Kingdom - as well as an AIM listed multi-channel distributor and retailer of DVDs, computer games and CDs. ChoicesUK, formerly Home Entertainment...
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  • Cleveland, Ohio. After signing a contract with a Phoenix-based automotive retailer in 1987, all eight JDA employees relocated to headquarters in Arizona....
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    Carter (born 26 May 1966) is an English actress. Known for her roles in blockbusters and independent films, particularly period dramas, she has received various...
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    Asda (category Clothing retailers of the United Kingdom)
    Danish discount retailer Netto in a £778 million deal. But the Competition Commission made them sell off 47 of the stores to other retailers. The remaining...
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