Blockbuster in Arnold to Close in April
Dish Network is closing nine of 16 Blockbusters in the St. Louis area. The Arnold location on Vogel Road is one of the nine stores that will close.
Dish Network Corp, which owns Blockbuster, plans to close nine stores in the St. Louis area this spring, including the one in Arnold.
The Arnold Blockbuster at 3860 Vogel Rd. will close April 8. Aside from Red Boxes in the area, Family Video at 1845 Jeffo Blvd. will be the only video rental spot in Arnold.
The closures are part of an announced plan to close 300 stores across the country. According to a story in the Denver Post, the closures include stores which were underperforming or were near the end of their leases.
About 500 Blockbuster stores were closed last year including 10 of 26 locations in St. Louis area, according to a story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This round of closures will leave just seven stores in St. Louis.
Most locations slated to close have stopped renting movies and have begun the liquidation process. Many are slated to close on March 24, others in the first week of April.
Prices on older movies are $9.99 this week. New movies are priced between $9.99 and $14.99. The store is offering 10 percent off new DVDs and Blu-Rays and 20 percent off of games.
Stores closing:
Jungermann/Wilott in St. Peters: Closes March 24.
West Florissant in Florissant: Closes March 24.
Manchester/Clarkson in Ellisville: Closes March 24.
Manchester/Woods Mill Road in Manchester: Closes March 24.
Gravois/High Ridge Blvd. in High Ridge: Renting until Feb. 9, closes April 7.
Vogel/Richardson in Arnold: Renting until Feb. 9, closes April 8.
Kennerly and Tesson Ferry in St. Louis: Closes March 24.
Highway 159/Glen Carbon in Glen Carbon, IL: Closes Feb. 17.
Regency/Highway 50 in O'Fallon, IL: Renting until Feb. 9, loses first week of April
Stores Staying Open:
Watson Road in Webster Groves
Gravois/McKenzie in St. Louis
Chippewa/Jameson in St. Louis
Dorsett/McKelvey in Maryland Heights
Festus Center Drive/Highway 67 in Festus
Pearce/Wentzville Parkway in Wentzville
Center/Homer Adams in Alton, IL
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1001 Crossroads Pl, High Ridge, MO -
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955 Jungermann Rd, Saint Peters, MO -
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11200 W Florissant Ave, Florissant, MO -
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15957 Manchester Rd, Ellisville, MO -
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65 Nationalway Shopping Ctr, Ballwin, MO -
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3860 Vogel Rd, Arnold, MO
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8567 Watson Rd, Saint Louis, MO -
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12676 Dorsett Rd, Maryland Heights, MO (Behind McDonald's restaurant) -
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Family Video
1845 Jeffco Blvd, Arnold, MO
Brian Mueller
9:06 am on Saturday, February 9, 2013
I worked at the Vogel store between March 2003-September 2004. At that time, Viacom was looking to revive its failing, antiquated business model. MoviePass and GamePass were launched, but it couldn't beat the likes of Netflix (started in 1997) and GameFly (started in 2002). The sales weren't great and talks of bankruptcy were frequent. To be honest, I'm surprised Blockbuster Video's brand has existed this long. They were way behind the curve on streaming content. They got played out of the market they created.
Brian Mueller
9:06 am on Saturday, February 9, 2013
After looking into it more, Viacom was ready to ditch Blockbuster as early as February 2004.