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The last Blockbuster video in the U.S. has no plans to close

Brian Bull Aug 14, 2018
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A Blockbuster video store is seen on November 6, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

The last Blockbuster video in the U.S. has no plans to close

Brian Bull Aug 14, 2018
A Blockbuster video store is seen on November 6, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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In the days before streaming video and mail-order movies, the blue and orange sign proclaiming a Blockbuster video was the draw for millions of Americans settling into their living rooms for weekend movies. But competition and technology have now rendered the once giant chain to just one U.S. store in Bend, Oregon. And its manager says they plan to stay open, even as the others have closed.

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