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  2. Blockbuster (retailer) - Wikipedia

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    Blockbuster (retailer) Blockbuster[5] (formerly called Blockbuster Video) is an American multimedia brand and former rental store chain. The business was founded by David Cook in 1985 as a single home video rental shop, but later became a public store chain featuring video game rentals, DVD-by-mail, streaming, video on demand, and cinema ...

  3. Blockbuster (Bend, Oregon) - Wikipedia

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    Website. bendblockbuster.com. Blockbuster, colloquially known as the Last Blockbuster, is a video rental store in Bend, Oregon. In 2018, it became the last Blockbuster store in the United States, and in 2020, it became the world's last remaining retail store using the Blockbuster brand. [2][3][4][5]

  4. Today in history: First 'Blockbuster' store opened - AOL

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    On this day in 1985, the first Blockbuster video store rental opened in Dallas, Texas. Blockbuster was founded by David Cook, who at the time had owned a computer software business. However, it ...

  5. Yes, you can still visit Blockbuster stores today - AOL

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    The El Paso locations will re-open on April 2nd for an everything-must-go clearance sale. Border Entertainment plans to still operate stores in Texas and Alaska, and it's estimated that around 50 ...

  6. Hastings Entertainment - Wikipedia

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    Net income. $6,933,000 USD (2009) [1] Hastings Entertainment was an American retail chain that sold books, movies, music, and video games and functioned as a video rental shop. As of 2016 it had 126 superstores, which were mainly located in the South Central United States, Rocky Mountain States, and in parts of the Great Plains and Midwestern ...

  7. Last Blockbuster in Texas to close, leaving only 8 in ... - AOL

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  8. Family Video - Wikipedia

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    Highland Ventures. Number of employees. ~7,000. Now closed Family Video location in Commerce, Texas. Family Video Movie Club Inc. was an American brick and mortar video rental chain serving the United States and Canada. It was the flagship business of the family-owned company Highland Ventures, which is headquartered in Glenview, Illinois.

  9. A look back at what the world was like when AOL began

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    On October 19, 1985, the first Blockbuster video-rental store opened, in Dallas, Texas. The store was unique at the time because it offered customers 8,000 tapes on shelves and had a computerized ...