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  2. Blockbuster (Bend, Oregon) - Wikipedia

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    Located at the intersection of U.S. Route 20 and Revere Avenue, the Blockbuster in Bend, Oregon, was opened by Ken and Debbie Tisher in 1992 as the second location of Pacific Video, a small video rental store chain in the state. [6] They previously attempted to negotiate a location by a Shopko near U.S. Route 97. [7]

  3. Blockbuster (retailer) - Wikipedia

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    Blockbuster [5] (formerly called Blockbuster Video) is an American multimedia brand.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 theater. [6]

  4. Hollywood Video - Wikipedia

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    The company's locations included stores operating under the Video Park and Video Central names. That month, Hollywood Entertainment announced plans to triple the number of stores by late 1997. [8] In August 1995, Hollywood Entertainment purchased the 42-store Video Watch chain in the mid-western United States for $59 million (~$108 million in ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. Sales skyrocket at the last Blockbuster after post ... - AOL

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    The last Blockbuster video rental store skipped the $7 million price tag for a Super Bowl ad, and instead posted a video online that’s arguably gotten a better response than a TV spot would have.

  7. The Worst Blockbuster Ever - AOL

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    It should come as no surprise (unless you live in a hole) that DISH Network recently announced the imminent closure of 300 Blockbuster video-rental stores. That number represents 35% of the entire ...

  8. The Last Blockbuster - Wikipedia

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    The documentary tells the story of the rise and fall of Blockbuster Video, a video rental business that was popular during the 1990s.The documentary explores how Blockbuster put independent video rental stores out of business by striking revenue-share deals with film studios (allowing Blockbuster to negotiate lower prices in exchange for a cut of the rental fees), and how Blockbuster itself ...

  9. How Netflix went from a Blockbuster killer to a company ... - AOL

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    For $15.95 a month, you could fire Blockbuster , though the corner video store would still have a place for years. The Blockbuster movie rental store is open for business in the Denver suburb of ...