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Nov 8, 2013 · When Blockbuster bought up those independent stores, it was able to pool their supply and transaction data, which yielded some of those operational efficiencies (and let it profitably ignore...
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- Walking away from the deal of the century. Blockbuster made a critical error when it walked away from a deal with Netflix. Netflix wanted to sell its company to Blockbuster for $50 million in 2000, yes this really happened.
- An inability to pivot quickly. Blockbuster was skeptical about the potential of renting DVDs online and sending them to customers via mail the way Netflix did.
- Poor execution. One of Blockbuster’s main sources of revenues were late fees. If you didn’t return your movie rental on time you were charged a dollar a day.
- Inability to compete with larger rivals. While many focus on Netflix’s singular role in Blockbuster’s demise big box retailers like Walmart, Target and Best Buy also played a role.
- Ben Unglesbee
- 1977. Twentieth Century Fox becomes the first studio to make its films available on video.
- 1985. David Cook opens the first Blockbuster store.
- 1987. Wayne Huizenga joins as investor, becomes CEO.
- 1993. After bulldozing its way across the country, Blockbuster has nearly 3,600 stores.
Sep 6, 2014 · Blockbuster’s fatal flaw wasn’t one of intelligence or capability, but a failure to understand the networks that would determine its fate.
Oct 7, 2019 · Walmart, Best Buy and other box retailers quickly became among Blockbuster’s biggest competitors, as they could price movies at or even below wholesale costs, using them as loss leaders to...
- Ben Unglesbee
Sep 23, 2010 · By 2004, Wal-Mart was backing out, having decided that video rentals weren't part of its core business. But Blockbuster, the nation's largest video-rental chain, was a much bigger threat.
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Oct 7, 2019 · Suddenly Walmart, Target and Best Buy became fierce competitors, selling movies for as low as $5 when Blockbuster was trying to rent new releases at around $4 and older movies for not much...
