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Re:A Look Back at Why Blockbuster Really Failed and Why It D... by duxup on Thursday July 12, 2018 @11:29PM (#17520306)
I used to wander the isles at blockbuster and wonder why with all that space ... there were so few movies.

And like you said hit and independent place and you could do some discovery.

Netflix with DVDs in the early days with user reviews (that were seriously well written) was so great for discovery. Now.... nope, discovery gone.

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Re:A Look Back at Why Blockbuster Really Failed and Why It D... by ams6110 on Friday July 13, 2018 @09:32AM (#17522786)
About half the space at Blockbuster was taken up by multiple copies of the same top five current hit movies. There really wasn't a lot of room for more obscure stuff. Especially since they shelved everything so you could see the face of the package. So you have a lot less space for stock on a shelf that way
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