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38% of Remaining Blockbusters to Close

With 3K employees getting the ax

By Kate Seamons, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 22, 2013 7:03 AM CST

(Newser) – The latest news for Blockbuster is more of the same: Bad. Some 300 of the remaining 800 Blockbusters operating in the US are to be closed, Dish Network announced yesterday. That company acquired the floundering video-rental chain in 2011, and shuttered 500 stores last year.... Read full story »

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38% of Remaining Blockbusters to Close

With 3K employees getting the ax

Blockbuster • Dish Network • videos

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