Another high street casualty: Blockbuster calls in administrators (From Watford Observer)
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Blockbuster calls in administrators leaving stores across south west Hertfordshire with an uncertain future
2:51pm Wednesday 16th January 2013 in News
By Zoe Forsey, Reporter
Another high street casualty: Blockbuster calls in administrators
Staff at Blockbuster stores across south west Hertfordshire face an uncertain future after the film rental company became the latest high street casualty today.
The store is expected to remain open for now but a number of the chain’s 528 locations will be closed.
Details of which stores will close have not yet been released.
Blockbuster has units in Watford, Croxley Green and Bushey.
Gift vouchers are still being accepted.
The rental company is the third high street name to fall into administration this month, following Jessops and HMV.
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Mohandas
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4:44pm Wed 16 Jan 13
E.Coli
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5:03pm Wed 16 Jan 13
Mohandas wrote:Yer but no but yer, something about a fair ground ride in a Rolls Royce. What are you on man it sounds wicked.
The Trojan Horse communication revolution is riding a storm as increased competition from internet-based providers along with the shift to digital streaming of movies and games is taking our high street on a roller coaster ride with no seat belts for employees as customers play savvy. Unlike Madness who loved driving in an old Morris, customers want Rolls Royce products at knockdown prices in our Fair trade town.
theturpster
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5:10pm Wed 16 Jan 13
E.Coli wrote:When people get hacked off with the slow connections and poor contention ratios that 3rd world ISPs serve turning every movie into a Max Headroom sketch, people will soon get peed off and go back to physical media.
Mohandas wrote:Yer but no but yer, something about a fair ground ride in a Rolls Royce. What are you on man it sounds wicked.
The Trojan Horse communication revolution is riding a storm as increased competition from internet-based providers along with the shift to digital streaming of movies and games is taking our high street on a roller coaster ride with no seat belts for employees as customers play savvy. Unlike Madness who loved driving in an old Morris, customers want Rolls Royce products at knockdown prices in our Fair trade town.
Claire2009x
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5:18pm Wed 16 Jan 13
theturpster
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5:59pm Wed 16 Jan 13
The Rover
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7:00pm Wed 16 Jan 13
Mohandas
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8:22pm Wed 16 Jan 13
Sounds more fun. According to music connoisseurs you can't beat a good vinyl.
Let's hope the IT cloud that everyone talks about doesn't lead to unsustainable energy surges leading to partial shutdowns for certain groups.
Razor Sharp
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8:54pm Wed 16 Jan 13
E.Coli
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9:36pm Wed 16 Jan 13
theturpster wrote:You are talking about BT broadband then ?
E.Coli wrote:When people get hacked off with the slow connections and poor contention ratios that 3rd world ISPs serve turning every movie into a Max Headroom sketch, people will soon get peed off and go back to physical media.
Mohandas wrote:Yer but no but yer, something about a fair ground ride in a Rolls Royce. What are you on man it sounds wicked.
The Trojan Horse communication revolution is riding a storm as increased competition from internet-based providers along with the shift to digital streaming of movies and games is taking our high street on a roller coaster ride with no seat belts for employees as customers play savvy. Unlike Madness who loved driving in an old Morris, customers want Rolls Royce products at knockdown prices in our Fair trade town.
E.Coli
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9:37pm Wed 16 Jan 13
Claire2009x wrote:I hang all my clothes on line
There is not going to be high streets or shopping centres soon ! All gonna be online !
Andrew Turpie
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11:10am Thu 17 Jan 13
E.Coli wrote:Talking about the whole UK infrastructure really, I don't reckon the routers,switches and lines could cope with the packet traffic of everyone trying to stream media (even standard defination). The investment really hasn't been there and compared to the likes of speed/cost in Japan and Korea we really are not in a position to champion everything on line (apart from yer clothes!)
theturpster wrote:You are talking about BT broadband then ?
E.Coli wrote:When people get hacked off with the slow connections and poor contention ratios that 3rd world ISPs serve turning every movie into a Max Headroom sketch, people will soon get peed off and go back to physical media.
Mohandas wrote:Yer but no but yer, something about a fair ground ride in a Rolls Royce. What are you on man it sounds wicked.
The Trojan Horse communication revolution is riding a storm as increased competition from internet-based providers along with the shift to digital streaming of movies and games is taking our high street on a roller coaster ride with no seat belts for employees as customers play savvy. Unlike Madness who loved driving in an old Morris, customers want Rolls Royce products at knockdown prices in our Fair trade town.
Wacko Jacko
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5:40pm Thu 17 Jan 13
Razor Sharp
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8:41am Fri 18 Jan 13
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garston tony
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11:49am Fri 18 Jan 13
It wasnt the Watford store, but it was the most dire shop i'd been to in ages. the lighting was dim, the shelves looked bare, I was shocked at how much it cost to rent a dvd these days with the prices being only slightly lower than the dvd's they were actually flogging.
I dont know if this is accross the board experience but if it is then their problems will be as much to do with the instore experience - or lack of it - than not keeping up wit the times
TRT
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10:35am Thu 7 Feb 13
pepsiman says...
2:58pm Wed 16 Jan 13
yone with gift vouchers for any shop anywhere in the world........spend,s
pend,spend!