Jim Keyes, the new CEO of Blockbuster, talks to KCRW about rescuing the franchise. His answer to Blockbuster’s woes — expand the product offering to books, magazines, and consumer electronics. Really? He is on an island and the tide has come in. Doesn’t he realize it? Interesting.
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image from business week
[...] Blockbuster, HMV, and Borders are all trying new “concepts” at the store level. The HMV concept store is underwhelming. The Borders store is missing that je ne sais quoi. It is like they are trying to Apple-ify their footprints — as if removing fixtures will make consumers magically appear in their place. [...]
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