Blockbuster
Jan 15 2009, AP

Blockbuster Inc. knows the days of the movie rental store are numbered, as video downloads over the Internet slowly start to replace DVDs.

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In this Aug. 7, 2008 file photo, a Blockbuster customer returns a movie at a store in Palo Alto, Calif. Blockbuster Inc. said Thursday, March 5, 2009, that its fourth-quarter domestic same-store sales climbed 4.4 percent, as increased sales of games,...