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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 ...
- Blockbuster
Blockbuster Canada's remaining stores are set to close soon,...
- Rogers Video
Rogers has officially bailed on the video store business. In...
- Cape Breton
Sydney Video Ashby is part of what was once a chain of...
- Blockbuster
Apr 25, 2019 · It’s just a few weeks before the independent video store chain will close its doors for good in Toronto; when the iconic white block lettering will be torn off the storefront, leaving an imprint ...
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Oct 30, 2023 · Hollywood Video. Hollywood Video was founded in 1988 in Wilsonville, Oregon and rapidly expanded to over 1,500 locations at its peak. The chain was known for its bright, colorful interiors for a more family-friendly environment compared to Blockbuster. Hollywood Video offered similar services with new releases, games, loyalty programs and ...
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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...
Oct 28, 2024 · 32,300 people were working full-time in the video game industry in Canada in 2021. 36% of the industry’s jobs are with just 1% of the companies. Around 94% of Canadian companies in the video game industry have less than one hundred employees. The number of video game companies in Canada increased by 35% between 2019 and 2021.
Apr 18, 2022 · Video Cat on Cambie Street is one of the last standing businesses that rents and sells videos through a membership, similar to Blockbuster’s model. The owner, R.J. Rudd took over the store at the beginning of the pandemic and says although it’s a dying industry, he believes his store provides plenty of value to movie fans.
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Jun 11, 2010 · Movie Gallery Canada will close most of its small town video stores across Canada. It blames competition from Internet, cable TV, kiosks. Movie Gallery closes 131 video rental stores in Canada
