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Bye Bye Blockbuster

Blockbuster, the nation's largest movie-rental chain, has agreed to pay about $630,000 to settle claims by 47 states and the District of Columbia that the movie rental chain deceived consumers with its
By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com(509) 319-0354
Blockbuster, the nation's largest movie-rental chain, has agreed to pay about $630,000 to settle claims by 47 states and the District of Columbia that the movie rental chain deceived consumers with its
Blockbuster, the nation's largest movie-rental chain, has agreed to pay about $630,000 to settle claims by 47 states and the District of Columbia that the movie rental chain deceived consumers with its "No Late Fees" campaign. (Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

I’m starting to wonder if video rental stores are going the way of the dinosaur.  I still haven’t signed up for Netflix. I’m afraid I’d spent too much time in front of the TV. But every week I check out movies from the Spokane Public Library. Doesn’t cost a dime.

Blockbuster is planning to close as many as 960 stores by the end of next year. That would shrink the video rental chain by more than 20 percent as it struggles against stiff competition from Netflix and Redbox. http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2009/sep/15/blockbuster-shutter-many-960-stores/

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog