tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post5287124855087513444..comments2024-03-04T12:34:21.190-05:00Comments on Toronto Sun Family: 1971 - 2021: OT: BlockbusterToronto Sun Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05371905107394425335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-28639435684411769412011-09-06T11:38:53.979-04:002011-09-06T11:38:53.979-04:00"Blockbuster Canada was actually still making..."Blockbuster Canada was actually still making a good profit. The only reason it's shutting down is that it's U.S. parent went bankrupt and had to sell it off to pay its creditors."<br /><br />Sort of sounds like the Movie Gallery chain. They were a smaller Canadian chain that seemed to be doing OK but got zapped due to problems in the U.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-41984858625585679362011-09-05T21:21:33.209-04:002011-09-05T21:21:33.209-04:00Blockbuster Canada was actually still making a goo...Blockbuster Canada was actually still making a good profit. The only reason it's shutting down is that it's U.S. parent went bankrupt and had to sell it off to pay its creditors. Perhaps unsurprisingly, DVD rentals aren't really something that people want to invest in.<br /><br />Canadians still do the huge majority of their home video viewing via Blu-Ray and DVD though, unlike in theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-90192317254941513752011-09-03T01:03:57.588-04:002011-09-03T01:03:57.588-04:00Plus there's a thing called torrents.Plus there's a thing called torrents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4005385846479781113.post-47687849058839611852011-09-02T14:51:17.157-04:002011-09-02T14:51:17.157-04:00You can get just about any DVD extra for free on Y...You can get just about any DVD extra for free on You Tube.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com