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Look around while you're shopping to see economy's impact on jobs

MITCHELL SCHNURMAN The malls may be crowded with shoppers this time of year, but workers could be in short supply.

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Related Topix: Opinion

Sat Nov 28, 2009

Denver Post

Lewis: Surveying the most annoying parts of a holiday

Thanksgiving, Black Friday and the weekend that follows have got to be the worst four days of the year, if various survey results can be trusted.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, Thanksgiving, Day after Thanksgiving, Nobody's Fool, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Paul Newman, Indie, Canton, MA

Fri Nov 27, 2009

Motley Fool

Is Sears the Next Circuit City?

Circuit City, once a well-known retail fixture, is no more. Last week, I asked whether Blockbuster was the next Circuit City .

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Related Topix: Retail, Circuit City Stores, Wal Mart Stores, Costco Wholesale, Berkshire Hathaway, Insurance, Construction, Investment Services

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Light Reading

Virgin Presses 'Play' on TiVo

TiVo Inc. is taking its partnership act to the U.K. in a big way, notching a deal to develop a next-generation TV platform for Virgin Media Inc.

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Related Topix: Digital Video Recorders, Electronics, Startups, TiVo, Telecom New Zealand, Telecom

Tue Nov 24, 2009

The Retail Stock Blog

Coinstar: Standing Up to Continued Challenges from Hollywood

I'd like to hear why anyone in their right mind still rents movies from Blockbuster or any other brick and mortar store.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Computers, Coinstar, Retail, Wal Mart Stores, Time Warner, Media

Sun Nov 22, 2009

The Stockmasters

Penny Stocking Around with Blockbuster Inc.

Posted November 16th, 2009 by theStockMasters... in On a day like this which stocks are not doing so well?A How about Blockbuster Inc.

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Chain Store Age

Blockbuster Q3 loss widens, misses Street

Dallas Blockbuster said late Thursday it lost $116.8 million in the third quarter, compared with a loss of $20.6 million in the year-ago period.

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Fri Nov 20, 2009

Digital Producer

Blockbuster Announces Plans to Combine Class A Common Stock and Class ...

Blockbuster Inc. , a leading global provider of media entertainment, today announced its Board of Directors has authorized a combination of its shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock into a single class of shares of common stock.

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Related Topix: Media, Viacom, Corporate / Securities Law, Law

RedOrbit

Dysfunctional Movie Thanksgivings Make Us Grateful for Our Families

A If your family gives you more indigestion at Thanksgiving than the turkey, Blockbuster Inc.

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Related Topix: Life, Thanksgiving, Holidays, Nobody's Fool, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Paul Newman, Indie, Planes, Trains & Automobiles, Adventure, Entertainment, Drama, Television

The State

Self-service kiosks boom all over

Do-it-yourself customer service continues to creep into everyday life via kiosks, smart-phone applications and the Internet.

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Related Topix: Red Box, Pop/Rock, Chicago Metro

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Silicon Alley Insider

Chart of the Day: Netflix Takes Off As Blockbuster Fades

CHART OF THE DAY: Netflix Takes Off As Blockbuster Fades Nov. 18, 2009, 3:50 PM 928 Netflix isn't the only reason Blockbuster has had to close so many of its stores, but it's a big one.

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Wed Nov 18, 2009

Motley Fool

Is Blockbuster the Next Circuit City?

Circuit City, once a well-known retail fixture, is no more. Last week, I asked whether bookseller Borders was the next Circuit City .

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Related Topix: Netflix, Startups, Financial Services, Computers, Coinstar

Digital Game Developer

Blockbuster Expands Online Game Rental Pilot to Seattle Service...

Blockbuster Inc. , a global leader in entertainment, today announced that consumers in the Seattle area can now rent the latest new video games such as "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2", "Assassin's Creed 2" and "New Super Mario Bros.

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Related Topix: Cleveland Cliffs, Mining, Metals, Sony Playstation 2

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Buffalo News

Blockbuster closing two stores

November 17, 2009, 6:48 AM / Blockbuster Inc. is closing two local stores as part of a plan to reduce its number of locations by about 20 percent.

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Related Topix: Amherst, NY, Buffalo, NY

KRLD NewsRadio 1080

First Woman Ordained In FW Episcopal Diocese

History was made in Fort Worth's Episcopal Diocese Sunday. The diocese ordained its first woman ever in a ceremony at Saint Luke's in the Meadow Episcopal Church.

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Related Topix: Religion, Episcopal Church, Texas

Mon Nov 16, 2009

DVD Dungeon

Star Trek Fans Will Flock to Blockbuster for the DVD Release

Trekkies are invited to boldly go where no fan has gone before - to a first-ever Star Trek celebration at select Blockbuster stores across the country.

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Related Topix: Star Trek, Atlanta, GA

KRLD NewsRadio 1080

Improperly Belted Tot Killed In Crash; Driver Charged

A driver is facing charges of child endangerment because of the way a toddler died in a Dallas crash over the weekend.

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Related Topix: Dallas Metro, Dallas, TX

Sun Nov 15, 2009

TheStreet.com

Blockbuster Blows It, Shares Tank

Blockbuster widened its third-quarter loss and significantly missed forecasts, sending shares in the red after the close.

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Related Topix: Business News

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Myrtle Beach Online

Vending machine DVD rentals booming

Just before work a day earlier, the 33-year-old had rented the movie for a buck.

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Related Topix: Surfside Beach, SC, Netflix, Startups, Best Buy, Retail, Computers, Business News

ZDNet

Storage Efficiency sponsored by NetApp

Storage Efficiency News to know: HP-3Com; AMD; Google; Blockbuster; Bing 2.0 News to know intro: Sam Diaz: HP announces $2.7 billion acquisition of 3Com; raises outlook Larry Dignan: Cisco vs.

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, High Performance Computing, Semiconductors, Advanced Micro Devices, Science, Computer Science, Blog News, Netflix, Startups

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