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It's a sad day for lovers of America's movies likeFamily video, one of the last relics of the film rental scene announced that itsThe remaining shops will closing. The parent company of the Chain, Highland Ventures Ltd, announced on January 5th that the 250 family video stores still standing around the country are fixed nearby. "Although we have confronted Netflix's digital competition and other years, nothing has been tooDevastating to our company Like Covid-19, "Keith Hoogland, CEO of Highland Ventures, said in a statement. "We are very grateful to have been able to provide entertainment for many nights of family cinema." Insert more information on closing family video and another troubled company, discoverThese two beloved department stores are "slowly, dying slowly".

The news comes only three months after almost almostHalf of the 510 family video locations The company had at the beginning of 2020 were closed, Highland Ventures Ltd announced in October. "You may have heard that we would closing the locations ... It's true. We enjoyed serving as many communities over the years, but recent events led us to make some commerce decision [S], "said the company in a statement at the time.

In January 5 of Hoogland. Statement published on the Family Video website and Facebook page, he notes that the chain survived the "Big 3" of the nation's film rental companies: Blockbuster, movie gallery and Hollywood video. But unfortunately, "the impact of COVID-19, not only in the traffic of the feet, but also in the lack of films of films, pushed us at the end of an era," added Hoogland.

The last day for rent in Family Video is January 6 and the shops will close "Once all items are sold", which includes all of the luminaires to gumball machines snacks. The company's website, FamilyVideo.com, will remain open where they will "continue selling movies, CBD products,T-shirts, memories and more. "

Family Video was launched for the first time in 1978, originally in the form of video video film in Springfield, Illinois, before rebroadering its current name. He had more recently stores on 17 states: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Wisconsin.

"We enjoyed being part of the life and communities of our employees and our clients for 42 years," Hoogland said in his statement. "I am extremely grateful to our employees and our instrumental customers in the success of family video. Without you, we would not have been the last man standing in our industry."

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