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Post by css2 on Feb 12, 2009 1:46:54 GMT -5
Wait no not six Flags.
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Post by 10generalstahh on Feb 12, 2009 16:11:32 GMT -5
Krispy Kremes  Take me instead! and Claires is good for cheap gifts for girls so hopefully that stays! |
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Post by miamiheat on Feb 12, 2009 16:15:22 GMT -5
That really sucks, my sister works at Crystler I don't want her to loose her job |
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Post by r44gz96 on Feb 13, 2009 7:04:10 GMT -5
That's bad about Blockbusters
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Post by spawnsyxx9 on Feb 13, 2009 15:42:41 GMT -5
It's sad to see "brand names" in trouble.. but with the weakening economy, the "extras" are the first companies to go. Let's take a look: Blockbuster - I know that spawn_syxx9 has been saying they're fine, and maybe they are.. but they have an outdated business model. To rent a movie, it costs about a third of what it would cost to buy. Not appealing. On top of that.. I can rent it on PPV (and TIVO or DVDR it) from my house for about the same thing. Or.. when I'm at the grocery store or Wal Mart, I can put my bank card in a kiosk and rent it for a buck, if I really wanna see something that I really DON'T wanna buy. I can't see Blockbuster (or any national chain video rental store) being a viable business but for so much longer, and while I'll be sad to see them go, it's just progess. Very true. Those dollar kiosks are pretty awesome but they carry the appeal of having new movies only. I'm not sure what you mean but out-dated business model when there really isn't any other business model out there for video rental. In terms of price, I am not entirely sure why it has been hiked up in certain areas, well I mean in terms of what people are wanting and what obviously would be better but those choices aren't up to me. The older movies are also not as common and aren't always available out there. The other appeal though I would say is that luckily we have Weinstein Bros. exclusives which in the coming year will see some big movies only available to rent at Blockbuster and no where else legally. |
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Post by LA Times on Feb 15, 2009 10:31:34 GMT -5
There are a lot more than 15 big companies that will go out of business this year.
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Feb 15, 2009 14:03:41 GMT -5
It's sad to see "brand names" in trouble.. but with the weakening economy, the "extras" are the first companies to go. Let's take a look: Blockbuster - I know that spawn_syxx9 has been saying they're fine, and maybe they are.. but they have an outdated business model. To rent a movie, it costs about a third of what it would cost to buy. Not appealing. On top of that.. I can rent it on PPV (and TIVO or DVDR it) from my house for about the same thing. Or.. when I'm at the grocery store or Wal Mart, I can put my bank card in a kiosk and rent it for a buck, if I really wanna see something that I really DON'T wanna buy. I can't see Blockbuster (or any national chain video rental store) being a viable business but for so much longer, and while I'll be sad to see them go, it's just progess. Very true. Those dollar kiosks are pretty awesome but they carry the appeal of having new movies only. I'm not sure what you mean but out-dated business model when there really isn't any other business model out there for video rental. In terms of price, I am not entirely sure why it has been hiked up in certain areas, well I mean in terms of what people are wanting and what obviously would be better but those choices aren't up to me. The older movies are also not as common and aren't always available out there. The other appeal though I would say is that luckily we have Weinstein Bros. exclusives which in the coming year will see some big movies only available to rent at Blockbuster and no where else legally. There are a lot of other business models for video rentals. Look at some place like Netflix. You can't tell me Netflix hasn't cut into Blockbusters bottom line. |
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Post by Reasoning through Questioning on Feb 15, 2009 14:11:11 GMT -5
Very true. Those dollar kiosks are pretty awesome but they carry the appeal of having new movies only. I'm not sure what you mean but out-dated business model when there really isn't any other business model out there for video rental. In terms of price, I am not entirely sure why it has been hiked up in certain areas, well I mean in terms of what people are wanting and what obviously would be better but those choices aren't up to me. The older movies are also not as common and aren't always available out there. The other appeal though I would say is that luckily we have Weinstein Bros. exclusives which in the coming year will see some big movies only available to rent at Blockbuster and no where else legally. There are a lot of other business models for video rentals. Look at some place like Netflix. You can't tell me Netflix hasn't cut into Blockbusters bottom line. Family Video also has a great business model. They are very concerned with keeping you as a customer. They have a huge selection of movies aside from new releases. Some movies are only a dollar for 5 days. They also have free kids movies. |
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Post by Doomrider on Feb 15, 2009 14:17:08 GMT -5
Netflix killed Blockbuster. I know a good 25 people in my small circle of friends that don't even bother with them anymore. I just go because sometimes the previously viewed movies are worth it.
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Post by spawnsyxx9 on Feb 15, 2009 18:52:46 GMT -5
Very true. Those dollar kiosks are pretty awesome but they carry the appeal of having new movies only. I'm not sure what you mean but out-dated business model when there really isn't any other business model out there for video rental. In terms of price, I am not entirely sure why it has been hiked up in certain areas, well I mean in terms of what people are wanting and what obviously would be better but those choices aren't up to me. The older movies are also not as common and aren't always available out there. The other appeal though I would say is that luckily we have Weinstein Bros. exclusives which in the coming year will see some big movies only available to rent at Blockbuster and no where else legally. There are a lot of other business models for video rentals. Look at some place like Netflix. You can't tell me Netflix hasn't cut into Blockbusters bottom line. Netflix has a great business model for renting online and mailing and shipping. It's definitely above ours since our shipping docks don't have 24 workers like they do. They also have less overheard since we have stores to think about and they do not. I will admit the online streaming of movies, despite the fact that most of those are crappy movies, was also a very good business idea but not one that is gonna kill us. We might be soon offering online viewing but we still have to consider the millions of customers who like to come in and be recognized. The Family Video business model of free movies and wanting to keep you a customer is nothing new. We like our customers as well and want to keep them. I don't think any rental or service for that matter don't take their customers seriously. We give our millions of free rentals with our rewards program so you can't say that Family Video does something we don't. Technically we offer more free movies per $ than Family Video does especially with the new programs they came out with. I'm not saying that Blockbuster couldn't die. I'm just saying that other rental business' will die before us. In case you didn't know, Netflix had to release 50 of their tech support team because of Microsoft Silverlight. They also had to cut roughly 3,000 jobs just due to the economy. Percentage wise, that was a huge amount for them to lose. We had huge cuts also. Closed stores down and even dropped a lot of managers because of pension plans and what not. I also know though that we put 5,000 Family Video/Holly Video stores out of business just in CA alone. |
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Post by Johnny Lawrence - Cobra Kai on Feb 15, 2009 20:12:18 GMT -5
Very true. Those dollar kiosks are pretty awesome but they carry the appeal of having new movies only. I'm not sure what you mean but out-dated business model when there really isn't any other business model out there for video rental. In terms of price, I am not entirely sure why it has been hiked up in certain areas, well I mean in terms of what people are wanting and what obviously would be better but those choices aren't up to me. The older movies are also not as common and aren't always available out there. The other appeal though I would say is that luckily we have Weinstein Bros. exclusives which in the coming year will see some big movies only available to rent at Blockbuster and no where else legally. There are a lot of other business models for video rentals. Look at some place like Netflix. You can't tell me Netflix hasn't cut into Blockbusters bottom line. I had memberships (I guess I still do, technically) at Blockbuster and Hollywood Video, but once I joined Netflix about five years ago, I haven't rented from anyone else. I've gone to Blockbuster maybe a dozen times in the past five years, and every time, it was to see if they had any good deals on previously-viewed DVDs I was interested in buying. I haven't considered renting from them in ages. |
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Post by Hulkamaniac on Feb 15, 2009 21:46:49 GMT -5
There are a lot of other business models for video rentals. Look at some place like Netflix. You can't tell me Netflix hasn't cut into Blockbusters bottom line. Netflix has a great business model for renting online and mailing and shipping. It's definitely above ours since our shipping docks don't have 24 workers like they do. They also have less overheard since we have stores to think about and they do not. I will admit the online streaming of movies, despite the fact that most of those are crappy movies, was also a very good business idea but not one that is gonna kill us. We might be soon offering online viewing but we still have to consider the millions of customers who like to come in and be recognized. The Family Video business model of free movies and wanting to keep you a customer is nothing new. We like our customers as well and want to keep them. I don't think any rental or service for that matter don't take their customers seriously. We give our millions of free rentals with our rewards program so you can't say that Family Video does something we don't. Technically we offer more free movies per $ than Family Video does especially with the new programs they came out with. I'm not saying that Blockbuster couldn't die. I'm just saying that other rental business' will die before us. In case you didn't know, Netflix had to release 50 of their tech support team because of Microsoft Silverlight. They also had to cut roughly 3,000 jobs just due to the economy. Percentage wise, that was a huge amount for them to lose. We had huge cuts also. Closed stores down and even dropped a lot of managers because of pension plans and what not. I also know though that we put 5,000 Family Video/Holly Video stores out of business just in CA alone. The difference between Blockbuster and a lot of other chains is Blockbuster is very heavily leveraged and is swimming in debt. It doesn't have a lot of cash on hand. That's the problem. They could easily go under before Hollywood video or a lot of other places. |
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Post by Doctor Worm on Feb 16, 2009 12:21:01 GMT -5
So would that mean duanereade would close also? Not sure what that is..is it a national chain? Its more up north ,Like you'll see alo in say NY |
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Post by Edgeman05 on Feb 16, 2009 12:48:28 GMT -5
The Sbarros near me already closed which sucks because I wanted some of there pizza the other day  Everyone has been saying for YEARS that Blockbuster is closing..wonder if it will finally happen? |
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