Dish Network has announced that all Blockbuster retail stores are to close by January 2014, and the Blockbuster By Mail service is being axed too.
After rescuing Blockbuster in 2011 by buying it for $320 million, Dish has found itself closing store after store and laying off employees. At this point, there are only around 300 Blockbuster stores left in the United States, but they too ... [ read the full article ]
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Great to see the end of one of the worse companies i ever dealt with. I still remember the I had a $850 late fee, the manager was nice enough to allow me to search the shelves i didn't return, the dvd was found and was considered a mistake on there part. I'm just thinking what would of happened if the dvd was cracked and had to be thrown away...
The on ward march of digital downloads and streaming, means the demise of brick and mortar, many years ago i would get dvd from blockbuster, then the Internet retail firms, where you would get this in the post, this is what progress brings. It then become a memory of what was.
I'm sure all the ISP's are in their glory after hearing this.
One more brick-n-mortor bites the dust. More consumers turning to digital streaming. Now the ISP's can rake in more cash by hiking rates, lowering bw limits, and adding more fees.
Originally posted by Azuran: What about the kiosks?
Likely GONE as the mailing service is getting nixed so they won't have the means to distribute physical discs.
Just guessing.
Sad to see this company go. I remember the year they opened up and started. Nostalgia settling in. It's really sad that so many will be put back in the job seeking market.
My prayers to them to stay afloat and find new jobs.
