Retail
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Netflix Co-CEOs Give Shout Out to Arizona Video Store Founder
Netflix started business in the late 1990s as a pioneering by-mail DVD rental website. Current co-CEO Ted Sarandos joined the company following stints in the video retail business, including in 1983 as a teen clerk at Arizona Video Cassettes West in Phoenix — when consumers primarily rented movies on VHS cassettes. Sarandos’ love for movies … Continue reading “Netflix Co-CEOs Give Shout Out to Arizona Video Store Founder”
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Redbox Deploying Digital Ads Signage on Kiosks
Redbox Dec. 2 announced it has deployed digital video signage on more than 2,000 disc-rental kiosks across the country, with another 2,000 installations planned. Redbox operates about 40,000 kiosks nationwide. The video screens give Redbox a new way to partner with Hollywood studios to promote new-release movies, the company’s free streaming service, as well as … Continue reading “Redbox Deploying Digital Ads Signage on Kiosks”
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Netflix Co-CEOs Give Shout Out to Arizona Video Store Founder
Netflix started business in the late 1990s as a pioneering by-mail DVD rental website. Current co-CEO Ted Sarandos joined the company following stints in the video retail business, including in 1983 as a teen clerk at Arizona Video Cassettes West in Phoenix — when consumers primarily rented movies on VHS cassettes. Sarandos’ love for movies … Continue reading “Netflix Co-CEOs Give Shout Out to Arizona Video Store Founder”
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‘F9’ Back to No. 1 on Disc Sales Charts Following Black Friday Sales
Thanksgiving’s Black Friday sales period helped push Universal Pictures’ F9: The Fast Saga back to No. 1 on the NPD VideoScan First Alert chart, which tracks combined DVD and Blu-ray Disc unit sales, and the dedicated Blu-ray Disc sales chart the week ended Nov. 27. The latest “Fast & Furious” sequel, which had been No. … Continue reading “‘F9’ Back to No. 1 on Disc Sales Charts Following Black Friday Sales”
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Redbox Deploying Digital Ads Signage on Kiosks
Redbox Dec. 2 announced it has deployed digital video signage on more than 2,000 disc-rental kiosks across the country, with another 2,000 installations planned. Redbox operates about 40,000 kiosks nationwide. The video screens give Redbox a new way to partner with Hollywood studios to promote new-release movies, the company’s free streaming service, as well as … Continue reading “Redbox Deploying Digital Ads Signage on Kiosks”
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‘Jungle Cruise’ Tops Redbox Disc and Digital Charts
Disney’s Jungle Cruise remained No. 1 on the Redbox On Demand chart for a second week and took over the top spot on Redbox’s disc rental chart the week ended Nov. 28. The adventure film based on the Disneyland ride of the same name stars Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt as adventures searching the Amazon … Continue reading “‘Jungle Cruise’ Tops Redbox Disc and Digital Charts”
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Merchandising: ‘Shang-Chi’ Exclusives Arrive at Retail
Nov. 30 saw two of the big retail chains offer exclusive 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray editions for Disney-owned Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The film, the 25th entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, stars Simu Liu as the title hero who must come to terms with his family’s complicated history … Continue reading “Merchandising: ‘Shang-Chi’ Exclusives Arrive at Retail”
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Best Buy to Sell Exclusive ‘Requiem for a Dream’ 4K Steelbook
Best Buy Jan. 18 will sell an exclusive Steelbook edition of the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray of Lionsgate’s Requiem for a Dream. The psychological drama from director Darren Aronofsky was originally released in 2000 and features cinematography by two-time Academy Award nominee Matthew Libatique and music by Golden Globe nominee Clint Mansell. With a screenplay … Continue reading “Best Buy to Sell Exclusive ‘Requiem for a Dream’ 4K Steelbook”
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Fire TV Sticks Lead Record Amazon Black Friday, Cyber Weekend Sales
Amazon Nov. 30 announced that its branded Fire TV Stick streaming media device, along with third-party branded Fire TV devices, helped drive record online sales on Black Friday (Nov. 26) through the Cyber Monday (Nov. 29). The e-commerce behemoth did not disclose actual revenue data, but did share that smart-TVs from Insignia, Toshiba and Pioneer … Continue reading “Fire TV Sticks Lead Record Amazon Black Friday, Cyber Weekend Sales”
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NRF: 180 Million People Shopped Over Thanksgiving Weekend
Nearly 180 million Americans shopped during the five-day holiday shopping period from Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday (Nov. 29), according to the annual survey released Nov. 30 by the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. The tally, which exceeded the trade group’s initial estimates by 21 million, trailed last year’s total of more … Continue reading “NRF: 180 Million People Shopped Over Thanksgiving Weekend”
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Amazon Expects to Become Largest Delivery Service by 2022
Amazon says it expects to become the largest delivery service in the United States by 2022 — surpassing longtime leading couriers FedEx and UPS. At the end of 2019, UPS was the largest package courier in the U.S., with $84.6 billion in 2020 revenue. Speaking Nov. 29 on CNBC, Dave Clark, CEO of worldwide consumer … Continue reading “Amazon Expects to Become Largest Delivery Service by 2022”
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Analyst: Black Friday No Longer a Single-Day Event
With one initial report (Adobe) suggesting the Black Friday retail weekend saw a slowdown in total sales, official data across the long holiday weekend remains forthcoming. One analyst contends the annual post-Thanksgiving event has expanded beyond a few days to encompass weeks, before and after the third Thursday in November. Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter … Continue reading “Analyst: Black Friday No Longer a Single-Day Event”
