Best Buy confirms plans to begin phasing out DVDs and Blu-rays sales both online and in stores early next year.
confirmed the news on October 13, 2023, and noted the company made the decision to quit selling DVDs up to nine months ago, according to one of the publisher’s sources.
“To state the obvious, the way we watch movies and TV shows is much different today than it was decades ago,” a spokesperson for Best Buy said. “Making this change gives us more space and opportunity to bring customers new and innovative tech for them to explore, discover, and enjoy.”Originally founded in 1966 as a store called Sound of Music, Best Buy rebranded under its current name in 1983.
According to Variety, Best Buy still had a total of 1,129 store locations in mid-2023, 969 of which are located in the United States.mailed out its final DVDs to customers, giving them the option to keep the discs if they so choose to do so. The final Netflix red envelopes went out on September 29, 2023, with the final movie that was sent out in the mail being 2010’sBrandon Schreur has been writing about comics, movies, television shows, and all things pop culture for roughly five years.
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