UPDATED: Three local Blockbuster stores to close (From Bournemouth Echo)
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UPDATED: Three local Blockbuster stores to close
1:30pm Wednesday 13th February 2013 in News
Blockbuster to close a further 164 stores
THREE local branches of the DVD and games rental chain Blockbuster are to close.
The administrator for the business has announed another 164 closures.
They include the branches at Holdenhurst Road in Bournemouth; Wimborne Road, Oakdale; and Crownmead, Wimborne.
Administrators said the staff in the stores affected by the closures will be facing redundancy.
The latest planned closures, which threaten around 800 jobs, come on top of the 160 shops already identified for closure by Deloitte.
Blockbuster collapsed last month amid competition from internet firms and the digital streaming of movies and games.
Blockbuster has 528 stores in the UK, employing 4,190 staff.
Having started with 528 stores at the time of its appointment, Deloitte will continue to look for buyers for the stores not currently up for closure.
Joint administrator Lee Manning said: ''We have continued to review the performance of individual stores since our appointment a month ago and have concluded that further closures are necessary in order to restructure the company for sale.''
''We are in discussions with a number of parties interested in purchasing all or parts of the business and will update on progress in due course.''
The 164 stores identified today employ an average of five members of staff and will close over the coming weeks.
Deloitte said: ''Staff in the stores affected by the closures will be facing redundancy. A dedicated employee helpline is in place and the company is running an employee assistance programme to help those staff facing redundancy find other jobs.''
Customers will be notified in advance of the closure so that they can return their outstanding rental items beforehand. The standard rental terms and conditions remain in place during this time.
Blockbuster struggled to adapt to the changing market and rivalry from internet retailers including Netflix, Amazon's LoveFilm and iTunes, which now offers a movie rental service.
The devastating impact of the internet on Britain's high street had already been laid bare with the demise of camera chain Jessops and electricals group Comet, which also cited competition from online players as a major reason for their downfall.
In the Daily Echo’s area, there are branches at Holdenhurst Road in Bournemouth, Wimborne Road, Moordown, Bargates in Christchurch, Blandford Road, Hamworthy, Wimborne Road, Oakdale, Ashley Road in Parkstone and Poole Road in Westbourne. There are also two in Wimborne and one in Ringwood.
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suzigirl
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1:50pm Wed 13 Feb 13
bmthmark
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1:54pm Wed 13 Feb 13
suzigirl wrote:That's nice of you! People are loosing jobs so its not exactly good.
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
Perhaps teach your daughter to take the items back on time or face a fine.
scrumpyjack
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2:39pm Wed 13 Feb 13
suzigirl wrote:Blimey how long does it take her to decide 'perhaps I should take back these DVDs that are now late'?
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
A week? 2? 3? 4?
They charge £1 per film per night late fees so she really didn't bother rushing did she.
andyjb10
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2:41pm Wed 13 Feb 13
suzigirl wrote:What right did she have to keep hold of them?
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
If she didn't bother to take them back on time then she deserved the fine.
Stupid comment.
scrumpyjack
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3:02pm Wed 13 Feb 13
You're all very nice IMHO and I haven't moaned once at my late fees.
GBYank
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3:15pm Wed 13 Feb 13
mazzyf
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3:21pm Wed 13 Feb 13
suzigirl
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3:28pm Wed 13 Feb 13
andyjb10 wrote:Keep your wig on! Typical teenager I am afraid - still very much on a learning curve LOL!
suzigirl wrote: Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!What right did she have to keep hold of them? If she didn't bother to take them back on time then she deserved the fine. Stupid comment.
djkent
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3:29pm Wed 13 Feb 13
BournemouthMum
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3:52pm Wed 13 Feb 13
suzigirl wrote:I've often thought it counter productive of them to fine people for not returning DVDs on time becuase it means those customers are 1) unlikely to pay the fine incurred and 2) unlikely to rent DVDs again in future (if the fine isn't paid) resulting in lost business. It would have made more sense to offer incentives for prompt returns.Still, too late now...
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
andyjb10
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3:59pm Wed 13 Feb 13
BournemouthMum wrote:They should offer incentives to return something to them that legally belongs to them?
suzigirl wrote:I've often thought it counter productive of them to fine people for not returning DVDs on time becuase it means those customers are 1) unlikely to pay the fine incurred and 2) unlikely to rent DVDs again in future (if the fine isn't paid) resulting in lost business. It would have made more sense to offer incentives for prompt returns.Still, too late now...
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
Jesus you worry me
BournemouthMum
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4:08pm Wed 13 Feb 13
andyjb10 wrote:Get off your high horse. Kids often forget to return things on time, usually because theyre studying for A levels or doing other things. Makes no business sense to levy a fine which most likely won't be paid and losing a customer in the process.
BournemouthMum wrote:They should offer incentives to return something to them that legally belongs to them?
suzigirl wrote:I've often thought it counter productive of them to fine people for not returning DVDs on time becuase it means those customers are 1) unlikely to pay the fine incurred and 2) unlikely to rent DVDs again in future (if the fine isn't paid) resulting in lost business. It would have made more sense to offer incentives for prompt returns.Still, too late now...
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
Jesus you worry me
suzigirl
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4:23pm Wed 13 Feb 13
andyjb10 wrote:Obviously not a father of teenagers then............
BournemouthMum wrote:They should offer incentives to return something to them that legally belongs to them? Jesus you worry mesuzigirl wrote: Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!I've often thought it counter productive of them to fine people for not returning DVDs on time becuase it means those customers are 1) unlikely to pay the fine incurred and 2) unlikely to rent DVDs again in future (if the fine isn't paid) resulting in lost business. It would have made more sense to offer incentives for prompt returns.Still, too late now...
RED on tour
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4:57pm Wed 13 Feb 13
suzigirl wrote:Perhaps bringing up your children to respect others property would have overcome the problem!!!
andyjb10 wrote:Obviously not a father of teenagers then............
BournemouthMum wrote:They should offer incentives to return something to them that legally belongs to them? Jesus you worry mesuzigirl wrote: Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!I've often thought it counter productive of them to fine people for not returning DVDs on time becuase it means those customers are 1) unlikely to pay the fine incurred and 2) unlikely to rent DVDs again in future (if the fine isn't paid) resulting in lost business. It would have made more sense to offer incentives for prompt returns.Still, too late now...
HRH of Boscombe
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5:14pm Wed 13 Feb 13
bmthmark wrote:Hardly jobs that support a family. Not been there in years but from what I remember it was stoned kids working there part-time saving for the next x-box game.
suzigirl wrote:That's nice of you! People are loosing jobs so its not exactly good.
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
Perhaps teach your daughter to take the items back on time or face a fine.
Pablo23
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5:24pm Wed 13 Feb 13
djkent wrote:Corfe Mullen closed last Sunday
thats the westbourne branch what about corfe mullen you forgot about that bad report
nosuchluck54
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5:31pm Wed 13 Feb 13
BournemouthMum wrote:Who are you trying to kid,they dont forget to return things on time they just cant be bothered until it suits them
andyjb10 wrote:Get off your high horse. Kids often forget to return things on time, usually because theyre studying for A levels or doing other things. Makes no business sense to levy a fine which most likely won't be paid and losing a customer in the process.
BournemouthMum wrote:They should offer incentives to return something to them that legally belongs to them?
suzigirl wrote:I've often thought it counter productive of them to fine people for not returning DVDs on time becuase it means those customers are 1) unlikely to pay the fine incurred and 2) unlikely to rent DVDs again in future (if the fine isn't paid) resulting in lost business. It would have made more sense to offer incentives for prompt returns.Still, too late now...
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
Jesus you worry me
tommytoyou
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5:52pm Wed 13 Feb 13
scrumpyjack
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6:30pm Wed 13 Feb 13
BournemouthMum wrote:What a load of cobblers.
andyjb10 wrote:Get off your high horse. Kids often forget to return things on time, usually because theyre studying for A levels or doing other things. Makes no business sense to levy a fine which most likely won't be paid and losing a customer in the process.
BournemouthMum wrote:They should offer incentives to return something to them that legally belongs to them?
suzigirl wrote:I've often thought it counter productive of them to fine people for not returning DVDs on time becuase it means those customers are 1) unlikely to pay the fine incurred and 2) unlikely to rent DVDs again in future (if the fine isn't paid) resulting in lost business. It would have made more sense to offer incentives for prompt returns.Still, too late now...
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
Jesus you worry me
scrumpyjack
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6:32pm Wed 13 Feb 13
HRH of Boscombe wrote:You're wrong on this one.
bmthmark wrote:Hardly jobs that support a family. Not been there in years but from what I remember it was stoned kids working there part-time saving for the next x-box game.
suzigirl wrote:That's nice of you! People are loosing jobs so its not exactly good.
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
Perhaps teach your daughter to take the items back on time or face a fine.
My local has a "50 something" and a young mum.
BournemouthMum
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6:35pm Wed 13 Feb 13
HRH of Boscombe wrote:'Stoned kids' lol!
bmthmark wrote:Hardly jobs that support a family. Not been there in years but from what I remember it was stoned kids working there part-time saving for the next x-box game.
suzigirl wrote:That's nice of you! People are loosing jobs so its not exactly good.
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
Perhaps teach your daughter to take the items back on time or face a fine.
joncon
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7:17pm Wed 13 Feb 13
bundyse
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7:53pm Wed 13 Feb 13
suzigirl wrote:chances are if she hasn't payed the fine, the dept will be sold on and she might start getting letters from a dept collecting firm. or if she's lucky it might be written off.
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
gti90*
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8:22pm Wed 13 Feb 13
scrumpyjack
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8:49pm Wed 13 Feb 13
gti90* wrote:You. I suspect, had 'old school' parents. You know, the kind that don't make excuses but actually challenge you if you broke rules.
some of the comments on here are very disturbing indeed no wonder kids these days are generally lazy,work shy, iresponsible, and generally useless at life! im only 22 myself i dread to think of the future to be honest
I did too. Great isn't it.
gti90*
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9:16pm Wed 13 Feb 13
Dr Strangelove
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11:48pm Wed 13 Feb 13
SensibleChap
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11:53pm Wed 13 Feb 13
gti90* wrote:...Or kids who can spell, punctuate and construct proper sentences it would seem. Before you ask, I am in my early twenties!
scrumpyjack i have indeed and its the best way to bring up a child theres just no discepline in the system any more and now were starting to see the results of what will be the next generation and its scary! we have older teens at work, no life or practical skills what so ever :(
gti90*
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12:43am Thu 14 Feb 13
sue.ricket@gmail.com
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8:29am Thu 14 Feb 13
HRH of Boscombe
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10:34am Thu 14 Feb 13
gti90* wrote:What a load of tripe. North Korea is based of unquestionable rules that are heavily punished when challenged. Not exactly a great place to live though.
scrumpyjack i have indeed and its the best way to bring up a child theres just no discepline in the system any more and now were starting to see the results of what will be the next generation and its scary! we have older teens at work, no life or practical skills what so ever :(
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You need to be firm with kids but if you want them to ever fill their potential they need to be encouraged to think for themselves and question rules they don't understand.
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We're not just starting to see the results of bad discipline. It's been there for generations before. You're just too young to have seen it.
turborock
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10:54am Thu 14 Feb 13
BournemouthMum wrote:They do offer an incentive to return them on time. It's not having to pay a fine. Every dvd that is late is one they can't rent out.
suzigirl wrote:I've often thought it counter productive of them to fine people for not returning DVDs on time becuase it means those customers are 1) unlikely to pay the fine incurred and 2) unlikely to rent DVDs again in future (if the fine isn't paid) resulting in lost business. It would have made more sense to offer incentives for prompt returns.Still, too late now...
Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!
HRH of Boscombe
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12:14pm Thu 14 Feb 13
turborock wrote:This may very well have been a valid point in 1980. The reason they're closing is people living in current times just download what they want. The copies are infinite online.
BournemouthMum wrote:They do offer an incentive to return them on time. It's not having to pay a fine. Every dvd that is late is one they can't rent out.suzigirl wrote: Good! My daughter took some DVD's back late and they tried to charge her £49!I've often thought it counter productive of them to fine people for not returning DVDs on time becuase it means those customers are 1) unlikely to pay the fine incurred and 2) unlikely to rent DVDs again in future (if the fine isn't paid) resulting in lost business. It would have made more sense to offer incentives for prompt returns.Still, too late now...
scrumpyjack says...
1:47pm Wed 13 Feb 13