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1. globalnews.ca › news › 9931624‘End of an era’: Liquidation sale of Victoria’s longest ...

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   Aug 31, 2023 · 2:07 Victoria’s popular Pic-a-Flic video store closing. Pic-a-Flic has been a fixture for 40 years with an almost cult-like following. Now the institution is set to close at the end of...

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2. vancouversun.com › entertainment › moviesVictoria video store set to close has 25,000 titles to unload ...

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   Jul 22, 2023 · UVic and the library system have turned down a request from Pic-A-Flic Video fans to buy the store’s collection of more than 25,000 titles when it closes in September.

3. www.33rdsquare.com › what-was-the-other-videoWhat was the other video store besides Blockbuster?

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   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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4. vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca › victoria-video-storeAfter 40 years, Victoria video store Pic-a-Flic to roll ...

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   May 23, 2023 · For now, it will be business as usual at Pic-a-Flic, located at 1519 Pandora Ave. 1 / 1. One of the last remaining video rental stores on Vancouver Island is closing its doors after 40 years...

5. www.cbc.ca › news › canadaCampaign aims to save hundreds of hard-to-find films as one ...

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   May 25, 2023 · After 40 years serving customers in Victoria, one of the last standing video rental spots on Vancouver Island is closing its doors forever this fall, leaving more than 25,000 films without a...

6. www.ksn.com › news › localFamily Video stores closing could be the end of an era - KSN-TV

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   Jan 8, 2021 · The three Wichita Family Video stores are shutting their doors as the nationwide company closes after providing movie rentals to families for 42 years.

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   What happened to Pic-a-Flic video in Victoria?

   • Pic-A-Flic Video in Victoria, one of the last standing video stores on Vancouver Island, will be closing its doors to customers forever this fall. (Pic-A-Flic Video/Facebook) That's a wrap on Pic-A-Flic Video.

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   Will Victoria library buy VHS tapes?

   • A petition has been started this week calling on the Greater Victoria Library and the University of Victoria to purchase the store's entire inventory. As of Thursday morning, the petition has over 1,000 signatures. Signatory Emrys Damon Miller has been renting VHS tapes from the shop for over 30 years.

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   When did video rentals start?

   • Local video stores started popping up in the early 1980s to meet the demand for movie rentals. Major chains like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video emerged in the mid-1980s and accelerated the trend rapidly. By the peak in the late 1990s, there were over 20,000 video rental stores in the United States!

   What was the other video store besides Blockbuster?

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   How many video rental stores are there in the United States?

   • Major chains like Blockbuster and Hollywood Video emerged in the mid-1980s and accelerated the trend rapidly. By the peak in the late 1990s, there were over 20,000 video rental stores in the United States! Just to give you an idea of how big the industry had become, statistics show that:

   What was the other video store besides Blockbuster?

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   How many people visit a video rental store a month?

   • 61% of Americans visited a video rental store at least once a month in 2001. However, by the mid-2000s, DVD sales and online rental services like Netflix dealt a fatal blow. Stores struggled to compete and eventually went bankrupt one-by-one until only a few remained today, leaving cherished memories of the golden era.

   What was the other video store besides Blockbuster?

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8. shopoakparkmall.com › directoryDirectory - Oak Park Mall

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   Find all of your favorite Oak Park stores on our mall directory! Attention: Closed Easter Sunday, March 31. Businesses with exterior entrances may have varying hours.