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      • The rise of companies like Netflix, which offered DVD-by-mail service and later online streaming, rendered the video rental model obsolete. Blockbuster's failure to adapt to these changes proved fatal. While the company did attempt to compete with Netflix by launching an online rental service, it was too little, too late.
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  1. Jan 30, 2024 · If you are curious about why only one Blockbuster store remains today then consider these eight reasons for why it is no longer the juggernaut it once was. 1. Walking away from the deal of the century. Blockbuster made a critical error when it walked away from a deal with Netflix.

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  2. Apr 24, 2023 · What happened to Blockbuster? Before Netflix and Amazon Prime, Blockbuster was the easiest way to watch a movie. Today, just one store remains open.

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  3. Sep 6, 2014 · We all know what happened next. Blockbuster went bankrupt in 2010 and Netflix is now a $28 billion dollar company, about ten times what Blockbuster was worth.

  4. Jan 8, 2024 · What Happened to Blockbuster? Is it still around today? After years of growth in the late 90s and early 2000s, Blockbuster faced a series of challenges as streaming became more accessible which would lead to the company going bankrupt and closing all but one of its stores.

  5. Jun 9, 2023 · The Video Store Vanishing Act. As the up-and-comers of the industry began to abandon late fees and focus heavily on delivery-by-mail service, Blockbuster was slow on the jump, continuing to focus on their physical stores and waiting nearly five years to start its own online delivery service.

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  6. Through Blockbuster Online, customers could rent a DVD online and receive a new movie for free when they returned it to a Blockbuster store. While it was a major success every free movie cost the company two dollars, but the hope was that it would attract enough new subscribers to cover the loss.

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  8. Aug 12, 2020 · But fast-forward a decade, and Blockbuster ceased to exist, having filed for bankruptcy with over $900 million in debt. So, what happened? Blockbuster was founded by David Cook, a software...