Which rogers video stores are closing

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The "Massive News" theme by: Press Subscribe RSS. Contact Us Take Action! Post a Comment. It sucks if you rent videos or games. The choices are becoming limited to small kiosks for videos and nothing really for games.

We keep hearing this is the wave of the future and that it is old technology, etc. However, as I have pointed out a few times, to access this technology, you need a high speed connection to the Internet, computer or electronic device or cable and satellite connection. Not to mention a subscription to a content provider like Netflix.

Video on Demand on cable and satellite is still too limited in its offering, is expensive and has no extras. People may say: So what? I get all my stuff with free downloads. Well, we have seen that those avenues are being blocked more and more. Could be a time soon when we might not be able to access things nearly with the convenience or lack of consequences. Rogers Video Plus are the latest to announce a series of closings. Four of their stores are being shut down.

If you live in certain parts of the city, there are no larger video rental places left at all. It can be a good thing for an independent willing to stick it out but we have even seen the owner of Movie Village looking to sell. Is New Westminster's local news important to you? If it is, we could use your help. Consider a small monthly contribution to support your local journalists.

Click here to learn more. Email Sign Up. More Local News. The big-box video store seems another step closer to extinction. Rogers is now in the process of closing about 40 per cent of its video stores as it continues to transition away from renting and selling DVDs, Blu-rays and video games.

Rogers' move to close more video stores comes a few months after Blockbuster ceased operations in Canada, shuttering more than stores. Brahm Eiley of The Convergence Consulting Group says Rogers' is making a farsighted move, but he thinks video stores will survive for some time.

Rogers says it's in the process of closing about 40 per cent of its video shops. It says the marketplace is declining and the closure of 63 outlets next year reflects that.