Weymouth Blockbuster jobs at risk

3:56pm Wednesday 16th January 2013 in Latest

JOBS are at risk for staff at the Weymouth branch of Blockbuster following news that the DVD and video games rental firm has gone into administration.

More than 4,000 staff who work for the chain across the country face losing their jobs.

Deloitte, which is handling the administration, said the collapse was driven by competition from internet firms and digital streaming of movies and games.

The Uxbridge-based business opened its first store in London in 1989 and now trades from 528 outlets employing 4,190 staff.

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satisfecho says...
4:01pm Wed 16 Jan 13

Blame the Olympics, blame Brewers Quay, blame the harbour wall, blame Jessops - in fact blame the Local Council as it's their fault another town centre shop could end of empty.

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Top Gear says...
4:18pm Wed 16 Jan 13

.....Blame the internet.

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exocet says...
4:29pm Wed 16 Jan 13

Blame it on the boogie!

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annotator1 says...
8:51pm Wed 16 Jan 13

Netflix (other providers are available)... unlimited downloads of any film you can imagine for less than a tenner a month ... I think that only a fool would rent a video if they had access to the internet.
They say "A fool and his money are easily parted".
End of an era.

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unexpected error says...
9:38pm Wed 16 Jan 13

Well having walked up and down the main streets of Weymouth today I could count a handful of shops like Blockbusters that I doubt will be around much longer..........sad but there you go........... adapt and move on or accept that your business is no longer viable.

I suspect over the next few years things will look very different. It wasn't so very long ago everyone was blaming the big supermarkets but actually it's the internet that has changed the face of the High Street.

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englishnproud89 says...
11:41pm Wed 16 Jan 13

ok yes theres lots of streaming services online etc... but can i just say, The company is still trading as normal despite adminstration and they're still accepting gift cards, vouchers unlike HMV! This is a positive sign and the administration of the company is because they need a re-organisation on how things are run and need bringing up to speed.... I wonder what would happen if the internet went down as people always take it for granted, we'd need shops then and not just entertainment shops. The country is beyond repair, and retail is dying. Just wish the media would get their facts right!

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SovietMIRV6 says...
6:49am Thu 17 Jan 13

satisfecho wrote:
Blame the Olympics, blame Brewers Quay, blame the harbour wall, blame Jessops - in fact blame the Local Council as it's their fault another town centre shop could end of empty.
That is a joke right? Unless someone at the local council runs bittorrent sites, Lovefilm, Netflix, iTunes, CinemaNow and GreenCine i find it highly unlikely that it is their fault. If a customer can find a product easier and cheaper somewhere else, they will go somewhere else.

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woodsedge says...
2:07pm Thu 17 Jan 13

Knock it down and build a car park!

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Weyexile says...
3:23pm Thu 17 Jan 13

I'm surprised the company made it to 2012. I've not been in a Blockbusters for years.

It started dying when Sky Movies & Sports, and the other hundreds of satellite channels first turned up.

Love Films kicked them when they were down. Netflix and the others have just about finished them off.

Buying DVDs shortly after release form Amazon and/or Play hasn't helped.

Had Blockbusters provided a home delivery service like Love Films and from local stores, plus led the way with a streaming service they wouldn't be in the do-do.

Hope the staff find something should it come to the worst.

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