| Jul 2002 | Jul 7, 2002 - The number of Netflix users has doubled to 670000 over the past year. But the question remains: Can a niche mail-order service become a ... But since late fees account for nearly 20 percent of Blockbuster's revenue, few expect Blockbuster to aggressively market subscription models. ... docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/SJ/lib00188,0F4A563F29465FCB.html
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| Oct 2002 | Oct 16, 2002 - Wal-Mart's new venture indirectly pits it against big brick-and-mortar rental companies like Blockbuster, as well as smaller mom-and-pop video stores. But some retail analysts said they were stunned by the mass-market retailer's move into the niche Internet rental business, ... www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-8763117.html
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| Sep 2003 | Sep 29, 2003 - Last year, it acquired Film Caddy, a small Netflix competitor. Blockbuster, however, considers online rental itself to be a niche market and is focused on a program it plans to start rolling out next year that would integrate online and in-store rentals. ... www.nytimes.com/2003/09/29/business/media/29FLIX.html?pagewanted=all
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| Oct 2003 | Oct 2, 2003 - Blockbuster is Netflix's biggest competitor, but the Dallas brick-and-mortar company doesn't consider Netflix a threat. "We view it as a niche market," Blockbuster spokesman Randy Hargrove said. He pointed to industry figures from last year, reporting Americans spent $8 billion on ... docs.newsbank.com/g/GooglePM/AK/lib00099,0FDF50FAEA972E84.html
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| Aug 2004 | Aug 12, 2004 - Blockbuster initially dismissed the online subscription business as a niche market and NetFlix as a bit player. But the national chain was blindsided by NetFlix. The Los Gatos company has attracted more than 1.9 million subscribers over the past five years with the simple allure of ... www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-8658605.html
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| Sep 2004 | Sep 2, 2004 - LoveFilm's CEO Mark Livingstone says, "This time next year there will be four in the market: Blockbuster, Netflix, us and one other. I guarantee it. ... Downloading films from the Internet could yet relegate the whole notion of DVD rentals to a meaningless niche. ... www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-13350195.html
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| Oct 2004 | Oct 25, 2004 - When Wal-Mart and Blockbuster made their move into the market nearly two years ago, Netflix barely flinched. ... The recent repricing leaves discount king Wal-Mart in the unusual position of having the niche industry's highest subscription fee at $18.76 per month to check out up to ... www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,136515,00.html
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| Apr 2005 | Apr 18, 2005 - SEATTLE — Online retailer Amazon.com continues to expand into niche markets, even as some investors grow impatient with its strategy of growth ... Amazon to push sometime this year into online DVD rentals in the USA, either on its own or in partnership with Netflix or Blockbuster. ... www.usatoday.com/money/industries/retail/2005-04-18-amazon-usat_x.htm
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| Aug 2005 | Aug 23, 2005 - ... ... it expects to have doubled the one million subscribers Blockbuster Online currently has. Netflix had 3.2 million subscribers at the end of June. ... Movie Gallery executives have scoffed at the online subscription route, arguing that it will remain a niche market. ... www.nytimes.com/2005/08/23/business/media/23place.html?pagewanted=all
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| Aug 2007 | Aug 23, 2007 - Q: One view is that Netflix and Blockbuster are in a mutually destructive competition that threatens to erode both companies. ... There used to be lot of questions, "Well, how big is that online rental market? That's kind of a niche. Hardly anyone will do that. ... www.accessmylibrary.com/premium/0286/0286-32707048.html
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