Blockbuster Morley - Last in Australia
Blockbuster Video store located on the corner of Walter Road West and the former alignment of Collier Road in Morley in Perth's north eastern suburbs. At the time of this posting it is the last Blockbuster store in Australia still trading one one of two in the world with the other in Bend, Oregon in the United States. This store has also succumb to the effects of Netflix and will be closing by the end of March 2019 with the last day of rentals Thursday March 7.
Blockbuster began operations in Australia in 1991 in Melbourne and steadily grew by a combination of new openings and acquisitions of smaller chains around the country, mostly operated as franchises. Blockbuster LLC sold its Australian operations to local chain Video Ezy in 2007 which was around the peak of its operation with both brands continuing to operate.
Over coming years both chains began to shrink substantially with the effects of the likes of Netflix taking the customer base. As can be seen at this store a plan was devised to reduce costs and keep operating by shrinking the store with the left hand portion closed off and leased out as a separate tenancy - in this case a real estate agency.
By 2019 only the Morley store was left with another in Toowoomba, Queensland having recently closed. In early March the Morley store announced its closure leaving the Oregon store to be the last in the world.
Blockbuster Morley - Last in Australia
Blockbuster Video store located on the corner of Walter Road West and the former alignment of Collier Road in Morley in Perth's north eastern suburbs. At the time of this posting it is the last Blockbuster store in Australia still trading one one of two in the world with the other in Bend, Oregon in the United States. This store has also succumb to the effects of Netflix and will be closing by the end of March 2019 with the last day of rentals Thursday March 7.
Blockbuster began operations in Australia in 1991 in Melbourne and steadily grew by a combination of new openings and acquisitions of smaller chains around the country, mostly operated as franchises. Blockbuster LLC sold its Australian operations to local chain Video Ezy in 2007 which was around the peak of its operation with both brands continuing to operate.
Over coming years both chains began to shrink substantially with the effects of the likes of Netflix taking the customer base. As can be seen at this store a plan was devised to reduce costs and keep operating by shrinking the store with the left hand portion closed off and leased out as a separate tenancy - in this case a real estate agency.
By 2019 only the Morley store was left with another in Toowoomba, Queensland having recently closed. In early March the Morley store announced its closure leaving the Oregon store to be the last in the world.