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Dec 12, 2021 · KITCHENER -- The last dedicated video store in Waterloo Region will live to see another day. Far out Flicks in Kitchener was set to close at the end of the month but a new deal with the...
Oct 30, 2023 · Family Video valiantly outlasted most chains before shifting focus to real estate and closing the final stores in 2021. Regional Video Store Chains. In addition to the major national players, there were some successful regional video chains in certain cities or states: Easy Video
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Sep 6, 2021 · The rise of Netflix and other streaming services in the 2010s sent the movie rental business crashing. But one video store is still standing.
He figures there are now between 250 to 300 independent video stores left in Canada, mostly in small towns. That's a drop from an estimated 600 in 2012. Beyond that, he said there are an...
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Pandemic shutdowns for non-essential businesses took too high a toll and has forced That's Entertainment to close its doors, Switzer said. Traffic was steady at the store before provincial lockdowns, but Switzer said any momentum they had, "just kind of dropped off." The temporary closures drove the last loyal customers to streaming services, said ...
"I remember when the walls were all pink and we had a completely different setup," Switzer said. "Or we had our kids section over here by the wall. It was a raised little platform with a big screen TV at the end and little cars sitting on there for kids to sit like they're at the drive-in." In 2000, the store commissioned a Toronto artist to create...
Switzer credits the store's ability to stay open for so long to the breadth of product offered and a dedicated team of employees. "Having the selection that we had, having lots of selection of copies of things and just having staff that were passionate about the product was always important," Switzer said. Staff were always willing to chat and shar...
Sep 29, 2012 · Some 2,000 video stores across Canada may have what a Netflix executive describes as Canada’s close to “Third World Internet access” to thank for their…
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Feb 24, 2020 · A list of all the brands and retailers that have filed for bankruptcy or announced store closures in Canada. Updated as more closures are announced.
