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Want a great job, full of fun, endless opportunities and FREE Movie & Game Rentals? Find it here, at Blockbuster! We're frequently looking for motivated, dynamic employees in all areas of our company. |
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There are many, many, MANY independent movie stores that are doing just well in spite of Netflix and Redbox. |
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I was at 7/11 the other day (JK's old haunt) and saw the same damned pickles that are at BB, haha
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exactly, netflix keeps with its niches. it's not going to suddenly revert back to a failing old format just because they have the money for it.
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Netflix buying Blockbuster would be like Ford buying Phaeton Carriages in 1920.
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No one is going to buy the stores. Just the brand and the online, on demand, and blue box stakes. Your stores are fucked. No one wants to buy a loss leader. Stores will be scrapped.
I'd look to a telecom provider to buy out blockbuster. But, who knows? |
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One of the conditions of buying Blockbuster is that the stores have to remain open.
Whether this changed in the future, I can not say. But for now, that is one of the conditions (or at least what we're being told). And we have to take that at face value, despite the promises that things are better, of TA incentives, or of anything else that we've been lied to about. |
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If someone buys and decides to keep the stores, it would be wise to have the store be a retail outlet with competetive price matching and maybe 5 kiosks max inside the store for rental.
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Netflix is not even a remote possibility. They have nothing to gain from buying BB. They believe the future is in streaming and they are putting all of their eggs in that basket.
More than likely it will be one of the current debt holders since they can use their debt in the bidding process. Of course Icahn leads the potential buyers in that category. He also is one who has reportedly been willing to put more money into this company to turn it around. There is a remote chance that a big company could swoop in but chances are very slim. In my opinion though, it would be a wise investment for a company looking to establish themselves in the On Demand or streaming market. It also would be a potential wise investment for an internet based company looking to establish retail outlets. With the right plan, you could merge the two seperate businesses into a unique and potential viable new business. For those of you who think they should get rid of all the stores, you simply don't have any idea how much some of these stores do make. But there certainly is no need any longer for a BB store on every corner. Oh one last thing.... Going retail would be just a quicker death. There is no way stores can compete with industry leaders like Amazon, Walmart, Best Buy and Target. Their buying power is just too great to compete with in the terms of pricing. Also many of these stores sell these items at or slightly below cost just to drive people into their stores. However I do agree there is a market for increased movie related merchandise not readily available elsewhere. |
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