Running head: Blockbuster Blockbuster Case Analysis Jane Doe BUSA‚ 3280 Strategic Management December 11‚ 2010 Blockbuster Case Analysis Blockbuster is a company that was started in Dallas‚ Texas in 1982. It was incorporated in 1985 and reported revenues of $5.5 billion in 2006. It is known as a leader with in-home movie and game rentals. In 2006 it launched a new way to rent movies by introducing a program that gives customers the option to exchange the movies through the
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Headquarters 9601 S. Meridian Blvd Englewood‚CO80112‚ United States Company Overview Blockbuster Video is a subsidiary of DISH Network With video stores going the way of the dinosaurs (and record stores)‚ movie rental chain Blockbuster has seen its business take a Hollywood-sized hit. With a library of more than 125‚000 movie and game titles‚ Blockbuster has struggled to transform its store-based distribution system to a multi-channel content delivery model. The company’s customers can either
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4. Do you think Blockbuster will succeed in the future? Explain your answer. I do not feel that Blockbuster will succeed in the future if they continue following their new business model. First‚ they lost so much money with their “No More Late Fees” campaign‚ and if they continue this‚ they cannot succeed because of all the lost revenue. Also‚ with the Netflix lawsuit‚ they will lose not only money for lawyer’s fees and such‚ but also their patent rights to the business model. This costs more money
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Blockbuster Video case analysis David Cook founded Blockbuster video in 1985‚ opening the first store in Dallas Texas and has grown to become the world’s number one video chain. Mr. Cook took the idea of video rental and improved it by creating the video superstore concept. Many family-owned video rental stores could not compete against Blockbuster’ stores. Blockbuster stores were highly visible stand-alone structures that appealed to customers. Blockbuster His stores had a wider selection of
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Blockbuster became the dominant movie rental firm for a number of reasons. First and foremost in the early years‚ they were invested in by Wayne Huizeinga who infused the company with $18.5 million dollars and for a span of 7 years grew the company’s market capitalization at an annual growth rate of 118%. Once it started becoming large‚ it efficiently used economies of scale. It also had the most power to negotiate favorable deals with movie studios as opposed to mom and pop shops. Blockbuster
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power of suppliers‚ and the bargaining power of buyers. In analyzing Blockbuster’s business model and current position‚ it is evident that it faces issues in all five areas. Barriers to entry In the brick and mortar movie rental industry‚ Blockbuster is clearly the leader. With the merger of Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery‚ that leaves on two major players in the brick and mortar movie rental industry. Essentially‚ this has created many barriers for traditional mom-and-pop video stores to
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rk Corporation (2011–present) Website www.blockbuster.com Blockbuster LLC‚ formerly Blockbuster Inc.‚ is an American-based provider of home movie and video game rental services‚ originally through video rental shops (both owned and franchised)‚ later adding DVD-by-mail‚ streaming‚ video on demand and cinema theater. [2] At its peak in 2004‚ Blockbuster had up to 60‚000 employees and more than 9‚000 stores. [3][4] Because of poor strategic planning‚ mismanagement and competition from other video rental
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V. Case Studies A New Blockbuster Image In the fall of 1993‚ Chairman H. Wayne Huizenga of Blockbuster faced a host of difficult decisions concerning the future of the company. Should he slow down the diversification of the company? Was his approach too scattered? A year earlier‚ in 1992‚ Blockbuster was merely a video-rental giant. Steps taken in the past months‚ however‚ had set Blockbuster on a course toward becoming a full-fledged entertainment company. But the steps taken were not without
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Competition in the Movie Rental Industry in 2008: Netflix and Blockbuster Battle for Market Leadership June 15‚ 2012 Contents Introduction 2 Netflix 3 Inside Netflix 3 Current issues at Netflix 5 Netflix strategies 5 SWOT Analysis 6 Netflix Strengths 6 Netflix Weaknesses 6 Opportunities for Netflix 7 Threats facing Netflix 7 Application of Techniques of Strategic Analysis 8 The Five-Force
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Introduction Blockbuster opened in 1985 and in its “first 20 years of business‚ the movie rental giant opened 9.100 stores in 25 countries” (Laudon‚ 2007‚ p. 121). Netflix launched in 1998 using a new business model and became Blockbusters biggest threat. The paradigm shift in the rental industry from having to travel to a store and rent a movie to being able to have a movie delivered to your mailbox changed the way people think about media entertainment. The next shift will be having the technology
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