Blockbuster News

Marco's Pizza President and Chief Executive Jack Butarac, left, sees the potential to put his pizza shops inside hundreds of Family Video stores.

Telecom operator Verizon and Coinstar's movie rental service, Redbox, have formed a 65:35 joint venture to deliver video entertainment through both digital and physical delivery channels.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said Friday that reports are "speculative" that it's putting a store in the long-vacant building on Lower Greenville that once housed Whole Foods Market and Blockbuster "We do not yet have a deal on this site," said Wal-Mart spokeswoman Kellie Duhr.

After yesterday's surprise announcement about the redevelopment of Whole Foods Lowest Greenville into Walmart Lowest Greenville , some intrepid neighbors went to the City's Building Inspection Department and pulled a whole bunch of site plans.

A customer exits the Blockbuster Video store at the intersection of Drake Road and Shields Street in 2004.

The Dallas-based video rental chain's stores at 2061 Huguenot Road and 13718 Hull Street Road in Chesterfield County and 6104 Brashier Blvd.

The city-parish Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday approved the final development plan for a Panera Bread location at Towne Center and a parking waiver for the expansion of the former Blockbuster video store on College Drive, which is expected to become home to a Panda Express restaurant and Gameware and Verizon Wireless stores.